Features
Improved PHP Performance and Reliability on Windows™
Zend and Microsoft have formed a multi-year strategic collaboration, to enhance the reliability and performance of PHP on the Windows platform. In response to joint customer demand, the two companies have created the first true production-quality PHP environment for Windows.

PHP 5.2
PHP 5.2 is the fastest, most robust and reliable PHP version available. Zend certifies that this version is optimum for production environments. PHP 5 supports object oriented programming, easy web services and XML, and much more.

Unified "stack" installer
Simplified installation of the full PHP application stack, including web server, databases, extensions and Zend Framework, now with the capability for unattended deployment to work with leading system management tools.

Zend Admin GUI
Easy, web-based configuration performance benchmarking, easy configuration of extensions and monitoring for your PHP applications. The GUI also includes phpMyAdmin for web based MySQL administration.

Zend Core Subscriptions
Enables users to easily apply software updates from Zend Network, to keep their Zend Core version current with the latest patches, roll back to earlier releases, etc.

Zend Optimizer and Debugger
These extensions make it easy for PHP developers to ensure the quality of their PHP applications and to protect their applications from unauthorized use.

Bundled Zend Framework
Zend Framework is the industry leading open-source software framework for PHP 5 designed to simplify the development of next generation Web 2.0 applications. It eliminates the tedious details of coding, letting you focus on the big picture so you can get your applications done sooner. Its strength is in its highly-modular MVC design, making your code more reliable, reusable and easier to maintain. Please check it out — you may be surprised at how much it can help you.

Universal DB Support
Zend has packaged support for the most common databases in Zend Core. Zend, working with its database partners IBM, MySQL, and Oracle, has created a set of certified set of database drivers that are bundled with Zend Core. This provides a simplified install process and gives customers the out of the box database connectivity needed by most web applications.

Bundled Apache Web Server
Zend Core includes a bundled copy of the Apache web server. providing an easy to install LAMP/WAMP stack. In addition, the product supports configuration using the Microsoft IIS web server and existing Apache web servers.