PHP on Windows

Download the latest stable version from windows.php.net/download, extract it and add the folder to PATH

Copy php.ini-development, name it php.ini and edit it

Download the dll file from xdebug.org and move it to ext directory

Make sure to have composer and be on the latest version:

composer -V
composer self-update

Packager enable the use of packages that can be seen on packagist.org