Configuring PHP and Apache

I'm not new to the php programming language, but this is my first time installing PHP and Apache.

I'm working with Windows XP. I downloaded Apache2.2.3 and it is working fine, but after installing PHP5.2.0, I tried to view a PHP file (date display page) and all it gave me was a blank screen. To be specific... as far as i've figured, shows everything EXCEPT the php.

I added C:\php; to the value of the PATH environment variable.

I also added the following to the httpd.conf file:



Finally, i changed the php.ini-recommended file to simply php.ini and changed extension_dir to "C:\php\ext"

Is this correct and is there anything i neglected to change?

I'm not sure if it helps at all, but when I open the Apache monitor, the dev5_ap1 will not start... it says it can't find the path specified.

Thanks

I'd like to clarify, does Apache serve up regular HTML files?