diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index f79bd8956..cf6ca5eed 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -9,22 +9,17 @@ cache:
   - c:\tools\php -> appveyor.yml
 
 init:
-  - SET PATH=C:\Program Files\OpenSSL;c:\tools\php;%PATH%
+  - SET PATH=c:\tools\php;%PATH%
   - SET COMPOSER_NO_INTERACTION=1
   - SET PHP=1
   - SET ANSICON=121x90 (121x90)
 
 install:
   - IF EXIST c:\tools\php (SET PHP=0)
-  - IF %PHP%==1 cinst -y OpenSSL.Light
-  - IF %PHP%==1 cinst -y php
+  - IF %PHP%==1 cinst -y php --params "/InstallDir:c:\tools\php"
   - cd c:\tools\php
-  - IF %PHP%==1 copy php.ini-production php.ini /Y
-  - IF %PHP%==1 echo date.timezone="UTC" >> php.ini
-  - IF %PHP%==1 echo extension_dir=ext >> php.ini
   - IF %PHP%==1 echo extension=php_openssl.dll >> php.ini
   - IF %PHP%==1 echo extension=php_mbstring.dll >> php.ini
-  - IF %PHP%==1 echo extension=php_fileinfo.dll >> php.ini
   - IF %PHP%==1 echo @php %%~dp0composer.phar %%* > composer.bat
   - appveyor DownloadFile https://getcomposer.org/composer.phar
   - cd c:\projects\composer