The microemulsion behavior in the quaternary system alkyl polyglucoside (C8G1.46 , C10G1.54)/1-butanol/cyclohexane/water has been studied at 40℃ with the alcohol concentration scanning and the fishlike phase diagram methods. Increasing δat a constant γ causes a phase inversion from an oil-in-water microemulsion in contact with excess oil (Winsor I or 2 ) to a water-in-oil microemulsion in contact with excess water (Winsor Ⅲ or ) via a middle-phase microemulsionin contact with excess oil and water (Winsor Ⅲ or 3). By using the simple mass balance equation and the HLB plane equation, the mass fraction of 1-butanol in the interfacial layer, S s2, the monomeric solubilities of APG and 1-butanol, S1 and S2, in the oil phase, and the mass fractions of APG and 1-butanol in the interfacial layer (C1 and C2 ) have been calculated, respectively. The effects of different alcohols, aqueous media and oils on the phase behavior and the composition of the interfacial layer are also investigated. It is found that the alcohols with longer hydrocarbon chain, oil molecules with smaller molecular volume and the addition of inorganic salt can increase the solubilization of the microemulsions .