Help On Installing PHP?

Nixon

Hi,

I am having a problem with php or maybe apache. I am using Win 98 SE (I know, I know) but im having the same problem as somebody else who posted further down, when I try to read PHP file in Internet Explorer it just presents me with the text. I have added these lines in the httpd.conf file :-

AddType application/x-httpd-php .phtml .php .php3 .php4
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

ScriptAlias /php/ "g:/PHP/
Action application/x-httpd-php "G:/php/php.exe"

In my PHP.ini file I have added the following lines :-

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; Paths and Directories ;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

; UNIX: "/path1:/path2"

;include_path = ".:/php/includes"
;
; Windows: "\path1;\path2"
;include_path = ".;c:\php\includes"

; The root of the PHP pages, used only if nonempty.
; if PHP was not compiled with FORCE_REDIRECT, you SHOULD set doc_root
; if you are running php as a CGI under any web server (other than IIS)
; see documentation for security issues. The alternate is to use the
; cgi.force_redirect configuration below
doc_root = C:\Apache\htdocs

; The directory under which PHP opens the script using /~usernamem used only
; if nonempty.
user_dir =

; Directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside.
extension_dir = ./

; Whether or not to enable the dl() function. The dl() function does NOT work
; properly in multithreaded servers, such as IIS or Zeus, and is automatically
; disabled on them.
enable_dl = On

; cgi.force_redirect is necessary to provide security running PHP as a CGI under
; most web servers. Left undefined, PHP turns this on by default. You can
; turn it off here AT YOUR OWN RISK
; You CAN safely turn this off for IIS, in fact, you MUST.
; cgi.force_redirect = 1

; if cgi.force_redirect is turned on, and you are not running under Apache or Netscape
; (iPlanet) web servers, you MAY need to set an environment variable name that PHP
; will look for to know it is OK to continue execution. Setting this variable MAY
; cause security issues, KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING FIRST.
; cgi.redirect_status_env = ;

I know its probably something really simple but Ive only every worked with HTML and a bit of VB before so I am a newbie to Server Side Scripting.

Thanks, Nixon

jerdo

Ok try using this in your httpd.conf
LoadModule php4_module g:/php/sapi/php4apache2.dll
or
LoadModule php4_module g:/php/sapi/php4apache.dll
Depending on your version of Apache. If it's 2.0.40 you will need to get the new php4apache2.dll out of the snapshot and copy it to your sapi directory. Here's the link to the snapshot http://snaps.php.net/win32/php4-win32-latest.zip

After doing this remark out the script alias lines, save the conf file and restart apache.

piersk

I had the same sort of problem. I think you need to have the two "AddType" lines underneath the [quoteScriptAlias /php/ "g:/PHP/
Action application/x-httpd-php "G:/php/php.exe"[/quote]

lines

Nixon

It now says :-

cannot load g:/php/sapi/php4apache into server: <1157> One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be found:

I have tried apache2 aswell, by remark out the scriptalias line do you mean put # in front of it or something else.

I have also read somewhere else that you need to compile php? I am very new to this and as ive said have only really learnt HTML before.

Thanks

piersk

No, you dont need to compile PHP. If you install the binaries, then these have already been compiled.

Yes, remark out means put # at the beginning of the line...

Nixon

I have also just tried putting the two AddType lines underneath the the script alias lines -

AddType application/x-tar .tgz

ScriptAlias /php/ "g:/PHP/
Action application/x-httpd-php "G:/php/php.exe

AddType application/x-httpd-php .phtml .php .php3 .php4
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

That didn't work either.

Nixon

Do the binary files come with the general php installation? the file I got is called - php4.2.2win32.zip is this the right one? I havn't downloaded any binarys.

piersk

You want to download the file here.

ScriptAlias /php/ "g:/PHP/
Action application/x-httpd-php "G:/php/php.exe

If this is EXACTLY the way it is written in the httpd.conf file then you havent closed the quotation marks. Could this be the problem?

Nixon

Just added the " still does the same thing! GRRRR

piersk

Have you downloaded the file?

Nixon

PHP4.2.2 Win32.zip ? If so then yes.

malbera

copy php4apache.dll (or so) in c:\windows\system\
copy php.ini in c:\windows

maybe this helps

jerdo

If you are wanting to use PHP as a module these lines need to be in your httpd.conf
LoadModule php4_module c:/php/sapi/php4apache2.dll
Replacing the path with where you have php. And if you are using Apache 1.x use php4apache.dll instead of php4apache2.dll
And
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

If you want to use it as a cgi then you need the script-alias stuff but don't combine the two or you will most likely have problems.

Nixon

Hey,

I am going to attach my php.ini and httpd.conf files so if you want you can tweack them and see any errors. I hope we get this sorted soon my cause my hairs gonna grow back soon 🙁

Nixon

Please cas someone post my two files that have the correct coding in? This is so that if I am making any errors this will hopefully solve it.

My apache web server is at

G:\Apache

and PHP is at

G:\PHP

Thanks