Setup of IIS on local XP machine

  1. add component: IIS
  2. allow only local access
  3. add a Website (pointing the local version you have stored
  4. install the php package (http://www.php.net/get_download.php?df=php-4.2.3-installer.exe)
  5. edit the php.ini (just point it to the include path and tell it to parse .html as well; not only .php)
  6. You need to have the "register_globals" set to On in php.ini.
  7. Set your host file to www.dental-computing.com = 127.0.0.1
  8. Point your browser to http://www.dental-computing.com and you are in business!