# Extension Development on Windows

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/45945
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/45945
- Started by Mark Skilbeck on 2009-11-03T20:23:47+00:00
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## #45945 — Mark Skilbeck — 2009-11-03T20:23:47+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/45945#45945

Hey, guys/gals.

Do any of you know of an up-to-date resource on setting up a development
area / building extensions with VS? Everything I find is a couple of
years and / doesn't work.

Thanks.

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## #45946 — Elizabeth M Smith — 2009-11-03T21:15:35+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/45945#45946 · In reply to: #45945

Mark Skilbeck wrote:
> Hey, guys/gals.
> 
> Do any of you know of an up-to-date resource on setting up a development
> area / building extensions with VS? Everything I find is a couple of
> years and / doesn't work.
> 
> Thanks.

http://wiki.php.net/internals/windows/stepbystepbuild

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## #45947 — Pierre Joye — 2009-11-03T22:43:26+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/45945#45947 · In reply to: #45945

hi,


> Hey, guys/gals.
>
> Do any of you know of an up-to-date resource on setting up a development
> area / building extensions with VS? Everything I find is a couple of
> years and / doesn't work.
See:

- http://wiki.php.net/internals/windows/stepbystepbuild
- http://www.slideshare.net/pierrej/php-on-windows-internals


That won't work for PHP 5.2 as it uses VC6 only and the build process
is a bit tricky :). For 5.3+ it is very easy and straightforward.

Sidenote: you need VC6 (enterprise) for php 5.2. I can do the VC6 ones
on our snaps once you got it working smoothly with VC9 (2008, express
included).

There is also a dedicated list for windows development,
internals-win@lists.php.net.

Cheers,
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Pierre

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