I just installed MySql 5.1.49, Apache 2.2.16 and PHP 5.3.3 on my Vista Home Basic. I followed the instructions in the "Sam's Teach Yourself", adding:

LoadModule php5_module C:/php/php5apache2_2.dll
PHPIniDir "C:/php/"

and

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .html

I changed the Listening port to 8080 and the domain is localhost. When I start the server it pops open the window for less than a second and then closes.

What am I missing? Thanks.