getting PHP 5 to work with Apache2

davidklonski

Hello

I have installed PHP5 on my Windows XP machine.
I have also installed Apache2 and tried to get them both to work together.

I have added the following line to Apache's httpd.conf file:
LoadModule php5_module C:\php\php5apache2.dll
and also added the following lines:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

I have written a small PHP script and placed it in the \htdocs directory of apache.
When I try to run it locally: http://localhost/test.php
I get the following error in Apache's log file:
[client 127.0.0.1] script 'C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\test.php' not found or unable to stat

What could cause these problems?
It seems like Apache is not recognizing the PHP script.

thanks in advance

davidklonski

I have noticed that when I comment the usage of the exension: extension=php_mysql.dll in php.ini, I get the following error when restarting Apache:
PHP Shutdown: Unable to load dynamic library 'c:\php\ext\php_mysql.dll' - The specified module could not be found.

I hope this will help someone locate my problem.

thanks in advance

davidklonski

I am posting my httpd.conf file, in case someone will be able to let me know why Apache2 is not recognizing PHP on my computer.

help is appreciated

shavas

move yah Apache install out of program files for a starts. I remember having problems with that. Php does not like spaces. All dirs should be below 8 chracters in length with no spaces. Some old dos hangover do occur in winblows enviroment

davidklonski

I've managed to solve the problem.
Stupid me.
I used Notepad to create the index.php and Microsoft decided to add .txt at the end resulting with:
index.php.text which is of course not a php file and thus cannot be parsed by apache

rachel2004

David, if you're editing under Windows, here is a decent text editor:

www.textpad.com

If you continue using Notepad, putting double quotes around your file name is one way to circumvent the .txt extension.

e.g.:

Save As > "myfile.php"

instead of:

Save As > myfile.php

The second way will, as you know, add .txt after .php.

davidklonski

Actually I never use Notepad.
I just used it once to create the test page for a new computer which still didn't have any other decent text editor installed.
I usually use Zend Studio for working on my PHP files.

thanks for the feedback