Hi
Download XAMPP from here and install. It comes with all you need for php development (php, mySql, Apache, Filezilla, phpmyadmin etc) and it resolves lot of configuration issues. For a beginner this is a best tool. you may need to remove your earlier php, apache and mysql before install xampp, just in order to avoid conflicts
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