Testing my installation of PHP

ronanmckibbin

I have installed Apache2.x on windows XP and PHP-4.3.1-win32 the server starts Ok and I'm able to view html files but when I try my PHP test file containg:
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
saved as a .php file.
I enter my IP address, eg.172.183.203.136/test.php
and up pops a dialog box asking me if I want to save the file "test.tar"
Iwas thinking posibly my: doc_root ="c:\ProgramFiles\ApacheGroup\Apache2\htdocs" is wrong or I have put the test.php in the wrong folder, it in the htdocs.
Can someone please help
Ronan

jerdo

I'm assuming/hoping you used the zip installation for php. If so did you follow the install.txt instructions for setting Apache up to use php?

ronanmckibbin

I downloaded PHP-4.1.3-win32 and yeah it was a zip file. I am able to view html file that I have placed in htdocs. I need to check if PHP was installed properly, but when I try to use the Apache monitor it says its already started and I don't know how to stop and restart it.
I thing I am pretty close but its doing my head in.
Please help me.
Ronan

jerdo

If the Apache monitor is running already it will show up by your clock. If you still can't find it try restarting your system and it should show up, also this will take care of the restarting Apache that needs to be done after you edit the conf file.

ronanmckibbin

Apache is running ok and I can even view my html files the problem arises when I try to use the test.php file. A dialog box appears asking if I want to save or open test.tar. I would like to know if my PHP installation is good but when I click on my Apache monitor another dialog box appears saying it already working. I think a problem is I 've be taken in structions from everywhere and now the config file is a mess though apache is still working. Which is a ..... well I don't have words to describe it.
Thanks for persisting. And any more sugestions would be great
Ronan

jerdo

You could always try starting from scratch. It sucks but sometimes that must be done. Just delete php and uninstall Apache (make sure you delete the install directory too, or it will keep your old conf file).

ronanmckibbin

oh I attached my test file in the previous post. Can you look at it to see if anything is wrong?

jerdo

I don't see any files attached. But if you can put it up I wouldn't mind looking over it for you.

ronanmckibbin

Sorry this Post got lost.
I was saying how I took your advise and decided to restart, so I uninstalled Apache2 and installed Apache1.3.27. Apache is working and I'm able to view my html files but when I load my "test.php" file it returns the the text I tried other php files but they were unable to be found yet they are in the same folder. I think this is because I made the test file before and maybe I had upset the config fike since. I want to test if PHP is working with the version of 1.3.27. Can you tell me how to do that
I attached a copy of my test file and was wondering if you could take a look at it.
Thanks
Ronan

ilianaruiz

I suggest you to configure your http.conf only with these two lines

LoadModule php4_module "c:/php/sapi/php4apache2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

PHP is working right!!!!

It seems that the function phpinfo() is not working in this version.

ronanmckibbin

Everything seems to be working.
Thanks for all the help