The Network Administrator

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So after a few failed attempts, i was finally able to get PHP and MYSQL to run on Windows Server 2008 64BIT. There is a lot of stuff online about this topic but a lot of the information is incorrect.

Basically you need to download MYSQL 64bit, select Windows MSI Installer (AMD64 / Intel EM64T) 

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.1.html

I would also download the MYSQL GUI Tools, select Windows (x86)

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/gui-tools/5.0.html

Next head over to PHP and select VC9 x86 Non Thread Safe (2009-Jun-30 08:52:54) ZIP

http://windows.php.net/download/

Just follow the instructions for setting up wordpress or another php

http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Famous_5-Minute_Install