Hi This is the wrong place to be asking really. This list is for using PHP with databases, not installing PHP even if it's with a database. While I'm far from being a Linux Guru, I can't think of any reason that you should get any references to CygWin, which is a Windows package to allow a Unix-Like environment. You need a list like the developers one, where they're more knowledgeable with building PHP/MySQL -- Niel Archer -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php