installing php

[djkanebo]

right i have tried to install php twice and i cant even get it to echo hello when i submit!

anyone got a good clear concise method of installing this? what is best to install?

[kobmat]

What is you OS? LINUX or WINDOWS?
Your Web Server is Apache or IIS?

[djkanebo]

windows apache

[kobmat]

Unzip all the files from the zip file downloaded from php.net to say C:/PHP

Now look for these files

php4ts.dll
php4apache2.dll (usually on the sapi folder on the php zip file) -> for apache2

or

php4apache.dll --> for apache 1.3

now copy these files to the WINNT/System32
just to be sure i copied both of the dlls into the System32 directory. If you feel like experimenting just try copying the php4ts.dll.

then copy and rename the php.ini-dist to php.ini to C:/WINNT

then add the following lines to your httpd.conf

LoadModule php4_module C:\PHP\sapi\php4apache2.dll
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .wphp

and add index.php to DirectoryIndex

if windows dont mess up in finding the right DLLs your done.

if you can email me your MSN id i can guide you through it. Dont post your id here though

[kobmat]

And i forgot to tell you... if you are using Apache 1.3 you need to add an AddModule Directive on httpd.conf

I must scan my notes on this though, im using Apache 2.0