Installing PHP in windows cluster

Rieks

I try to install PHP on a windows 2000 advanced server cluster system. On both system PHP is installed in c:\php. The IIS webserver has his root system on the shared disk.

On one system i get the message "The directory name is invalid", on the other system, the page is not found. Both webservers have a reference for .php to the installed directory c:\php\php.exe. Better would be using a isapi, but .exe will do for a start.

All directories have the right user right to access all needed directories, so i don't think it's a security problem, PLEASE HELP.

Bunkermaster

First of all, what PHP version are you trying to use?

Rieks

I use PHp 4.3.1, but all problems are solved since yesterday evening.

The cause of all my troubles were security related.

Thanks for replying.

piersk

Just in case someone has the same problem, can you post how you resolved your problem.

Rieks

To the community

The problemens were caused by improper Cluster security settings. If one part of the cluster has special rights but the other has not, this will cause a situation that sometimes the system response well en other times not. The fact that our system was not properly installed for IIS usage was the base problem for my situation.

PHP has to be installed on all systems that are part of the cluster. Its important that the IIS webserver has a docroot setting based on the clusterid and not on the system itself. All systems in the cluster must be same in terms of PHP and security settings.

PHP is running fine now in ISAPI mode and is very fast. I'm very happy that the problemens are behind me now. Thanks those who replyed on my post.