When installing Apache, MySQL and PHP on Windows Vista, remember to disable User Account Control:

1. Run MSCONFIG from the run/search menu.
2. Select the Tools tab.
3. Select Disable UAC and press Launch
4. Restart computer

Instead of installing Apache, MySQL and PHP separately, I ended up installing the WAMP Server, which went very smoothly. You may have to restart your computer one more time before PHP sees your MySQL server.

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