Prerequisites

This section describes the system requirements and components required to install and run Flash Builder 4.5 for PHP, which allows you to develop and debug your Flex and PHP code in one integrated IDE.

The prerequisites are:

1. Zend Server 5.x or above, or a compatible PHP application server.
   You will need a PHP application server to debug your application. Go to http://www.zend.com/en/downloads/ to downlaod Zend Server 5.x, the Zend PHP application server. For more information see the Zend Server Installation Guide.
   
   

Note:

Make sure to save the username and password for your Zend Server. If you installed the optional components MySQL and phpMyAdmin, the credentials are by default “root” as the username with no password.

2. Uninstall any existing installations of Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 for PHP from your machine.

3. Close any running browsers on your machine.
4. Close all applications running on your machine.
5. It is recommended to temporarily turn off virus protection during the installation process.

Note:

If you are using Windows 7 and Apache, ensure that you have UAC permissions for the folder “C:\Program Files\Zend\Apache2\htdocs”.
If you are using Windows 7 and IIS, ensure that you have UAC permissions for the folder “C:\inetpub\wwwroot ”.

Minimum System Requirements

For the most up to date system requirements see Flash Builder's System Requirements.

Once you have met the prerequisites you can install Flash Builder 4.5 for PHP.