APACHE/PHP help

sousuke

When i try to load a php file on my computer i.e. //localhost/script.php
instead of a webpage loading up, a window comes up and asks if u want to save the document, or open its current location (this just opens the code ive written)...

Does anyone know how to get rid of this window and just display my script working..

Thanks
😕

tomhath

It depends whether you are on Windows or Linux. Windows you'll hae to set it up as CGI, Linux you're better with it as a module. These instructions cover both briefly, you might want to do a little more research into Apache configuration and the httpd.conf file:

http://www.thesitewizard.com/archive/php4install.shtml

jerdo

You can load PHP as a module in Windows as well. I suggest using Apache and the php zip file. In the install.txt that comes with the php zip are all the instructions for setting it up.

darkoran

make shure u copied php4ts.dll to [windows]/system32 directory and renamed php.dinst[?¿?] to php.ini

append this to your httpd.conf file (you have to change the directory name for your use) :

using as cgi-modul:
ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/php/"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml
Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php.exe"

using as apache-modul:
LoadModule php4_module c:/php/sapi/php4apache.dll
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml

you also can change the directroyIndex line to ... index.html index.php and so on

jerdo

Just a tip for all windows users: Put your php install directory in your path, that way you don't have to copy the php4ts.dll anywhere. This also makes upgrading to a new version of php easier, you simply remove your old php directory/ini file and put the new version in. This will also save you from needing to reboot your entire system when you upgrade, simply restart Apache.