PHP Install - It's got me stumped

conjurer

I got Apache 2 running and loaded. I am trying to install PHP on my system with XP Pro.

I downloaded the php-4.3.1-installer for windows and it seemed to install correctly into c:\PHP

Apache went into C:\apache

I set up an htm file in the c:apache\apache2\htdocs directory called phpinfo.htm

in the body I put the following:

PHP Info Test
<?php
phpinfo();
?>

I also moved the php4ts.dll file to the windows/system32 directory.

When I point the browser to http://localhost/phpinfo.htm
I get the first line "PHP Info Test" but nothing else.

What have I not done? Where can I find some instructions for installing PHP under Apache and XP that make sense?

Thanks for any ideas cause I am stumped!😕 😕 😕 😕 😕

Norman_Graham

ANY file that contains PHP must end with .php - the rest of the stuff in the file, i.e. HTML or JavaScript, will be automatically parsed by the client - the PHP gets parsed by Apache.

Name all files which contain PHP as something.php and shove them in your document root and then try again by starting Apache, opening any browser and typing in http://localhost/myfile.php

Best o luck

Norm

conjurer

I changed it to a .php file.

I still do not get any action out of PHP.

How can I tell if it is actually there and working?

conjurer

Had to add the PHP mumbo jumbo to the Apache configuration file. I added the following at the end of the config file, rebooted, and it works.:

ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/php/"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php.exe"

Hope this helps someone else. :-0

tsinka

Hi,

if you want to use the sapi (module) version of php you might try to add the following to your httpd.conf instead:

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

conjurer

Gosh - I just want to use PHP. I don't even know what a SAPI is.

Do I want to use the SAPI or should I stick with what I have?

ame12

Conjurer - as an easier alternative to apache for xp, try http://badblue.com - free web server for Windows designed for PHP. Only 400K download. Click the help tab, select PHP Wizard, then follow the Wizard. It takes about 45 seconds total.