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+# php-build
+
+![](https://img.shields.io/badge/written%20in-bash-blue)
+
+Script to build a win32 PHP build environment.
+
+## Overview
+
+It takes many steps to build PHP on windows using the native toolchain. May as well automate the process!
+
+- `php-build` requires Cygwin; the final development environment does not require cygwin, nor do any final binaries
+- Build using any VS installation
+- Build from any git branch
+- Uses `jom` for parallel build on VS2012 or older
+
+## Usage
+
+Configure the build environment by modifying the supplied `php-build.configuration.sh` file. Then use `php-build.sh` to compile PHP.
+
+
+```
+Usage:
+  php-build.sh [options]
+
+Options:
+  --cmd             Open cmd.exe terminal in src dir with correct environment
+  --explorer        Open explorer in src dir with correct environment
+  --force           Delete php-sdk directory if it already exists
+  --help            Display this message
+
+Examples:
+  - Build PHP, but fail if destination directory already exists:
+    ./php-build.sh
+
+  - Build PHP, removing destination directory if it already exists:
+    ./php-build.sh --force
+```
+
+
+## TODO
+
+- Build all dependencies instead of using dependency zipfiles from windows.php.net
+
+## See Also
+
+- Official build instructions: https://wiki.php.net/internals/windows/stepbystepbuild 
+- A similar project: https://github.com/johmue/win-php-sdk-builder
+- Comments re `nmake snap` issue on Win64: http://marc.info/?l=php-windows&m=124178988616621
+
+
+## Download
+
+- [⬇️ php-build_r21.tar.gz](dist-archive/php-build_r21.tar.gz) *(10.00 KiB)*
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