Trying to install on W2K

snowyw

I REALLY NEED HELP, trying to get PHP 4.3.2 to work with W2K, IIS. I have tried to follow the install document over and over and over again but when I try to run a test.php script it only shows the source code. When I do a view of the source code it shows me the file I created eg <?php phpinfo();?>. i have tried running
php.exe -i from a cmd line and it returns the html, so I believe php is working ok but my connection is not?!?!

Can anyone help??

FrozNic

is the extension .php in your extensions? i know this sounds dumb, and i think it does it automatically when u install.. but maybe not for iis.. check the etensions to see if php is in there, that could be the problem. but i have no idea where to look in iis for the extension stuff.. sry

snowyw

I have checked the ".php" extension in the application configuration, within the Default Web Site Properties and this points to the php application directory, if this is what you mean??

Sorry I am very new to this and it is driving me crazy. I have tried to load it onto two other W2K systems and they all do exactly the same. Is appache easier or any other web server?

Cheers

FrozNic

apache is relativly simple to setup.. but if ur going to use apache instead of iis i'd disable iss's service

snowyw

sure will do, thanks again

FrozNic

no problem, hollar if u need help settin up (create a new thread) and we'll be happy to help!

piersk

But IIS is far easier to set up that apache. It's all done through gui which mean that when you're setting up loads of sites its dead easy.

Snowyw, how are you running PHP, as a CGI or as a module?

snowyw

Hi Piersk,

this is where my knowledge of php breaks down!! I used the Installer and I don't know if it loads the CGI or as a module?

I followed the instructions and changed the php.ini and added:-

cgi.force_redirect = 0
extension_dir = "c:/php/"

Made sure the ".php" in the default web server. And in the directory structure the test file I have created is now seen as a phpfile!!

I have tried the same install now on three different systems and the same happens on all.

When I run the following command:-

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

I believe this should bring up a box with the version of PHP??

Any ideas??

cheers mate

piersk

If you're using the installer, then it will install the CGI version.

Don't change any settings in php.ini. The installer file should do everything that is necessary to set up PHP. Try uninstalling it, deleting the php.ini file, restarting your server and then re-install it again.