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fatywombat

I am wondering how i set up php to run off of my computer. I dont need it to actually be online, although that woudl be best if it woudl be secure. Anyways i downloaded the latest php.exe and did that and everything but it doesnt seem to work. I tried to use it w/ IIS 5.0 and set it up but it wont work. IIS is working for asp files. Then i tried to use apache but no luck as well. Any suggestions

twcmad

Check and make sure that php is in the ISAPI filters for the site under IIS

start IIS right click website uder the servename and click ISAPI filters. You should see PHP with a green arrow pointing up.

David

kkobashi

Lets make this simple!

First, go to the IIS administration panel and disable the thing (better yet, remove IIS off your system). This, to avoid having two HTTP servers sharing the same port.

Second, download Apache 2.x and install it. Make the following changes in the Apache Group/Apache2/conf/httpd.conf file:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
PHPIniDir "C:/Php"

Now to make sure Apache is working... look near your system clock in the status bar. There should be a apache icon (pink feather). If the arrow is red, you don't have Apache started. Click on the icon and start it. Then, go to your browser and type in:

http://localhost

You should see the Apache page come up. If not, you have some problems and need to troubleshoot Apache. Do not continue until you solve this problem.

Third download the current 4.x version of PHP and install it in the C:\Php directory. Copy the file php.ini-recommended and name it php.ini

You shouldn't have to monkey with the PHP.INI file at this point (read the manual and monkey with it later to fine tune it).

Fourth, go to your Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs directory. Create a new folder called Test. Inside the test folder, create a file called PhpInfo.php:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Now go to your browser and type in:
http://localhost/test/phpinfo.php

If you see something coming up, congrats, you got PHP installed correctly.

twcmad

fatywombat

Would agree that the method that kkobashi has suggested is the better way to go.

IIS can be a pain in the behind and apache is much more reliable and sercure

David

fatywombat

Thanks for the replies. Im goign to see if i can get this up and workin.

thorpe

hey fatywombat. remember me from haneng?

if you want to get php, apache and mysql up and running quickly and easily, i would recomend an all in one installer. xampp will install everything you need to get started learning php.

tekky

In answer to your sig there Wombat.... its easy they snowboard 😉

fatywombat

Originally posted by kkobashi
Lets make this simple!

Hmm i have a few questions. On this part

Copy the file php.ini-recommended and name it php.ini

Where do i find that file php.ini-recommended. I coudlnt find it and i did a search on my computer and it came up with nothing. Also, first i tried php 5.X and then tried again w/ 4.X but still no luck.

Thanks

fatywombat

First of all whats up thorpe! Of course i remember you... your the one who always helps.

Second, skiing is better =] j/k i do them both

And ill give this thing out.

And for kkobashi my apache server does work i just dont think php is installing right cause i dont see any files as it says i should.... so i tried the manual install and it doenst go to folders they all just go to same folder (i dont know if thast what its suppose to do) Anyways ill try this new thing out as i only need to get it up so i can start learning.

Thanks every1

dcoffin

Are you getting the default Apache page up when you type http://127.0.0.1 into your browser?

fatywombat

Originally posted by dcoffin
Are you getting the default Apache page up when you type http://127.0.0.1 into your browser?

Ye... i get the apache thing to come up. It is also when i type http://localhost

So im pretty sure my apache is up and running but i dont think php is. But i have no clue =]

dcoffin

The default Apache page that is opening up is located in the directory identified in the httpd.conf file. It's probably :

DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs"

If you installed Apache in C:

Is the page you want to view in this directory?
Are you using the entire URL including the filename and extention in the address?

kkobashi

Ok good. So we know Apache is working properly. Did you go to the Apache Group/Apache2/conf/httpd.conf file and make the following additions?

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
PHPIniDir "C:/Php"

After you do this, you will need to restart Apache again. Click the pink feather icon in the windows startup bar (next to the time). Stop the server. Then restart it.

Also, you should only have Php 4.x installed in the C:/Php directory. If you have 5.x, please remove it so we don't have to do deal with that right now. I don't want to intermingle the two installations as it is a nightmare to troubleshoot.

When you made the changes above, you should create a Test folder at:

Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs/Test

Then, open up your editor and create and name the file phpinfo.php. The file should contain EXACTLY the following.

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

After you have done this, go to your browser and type in at the address line:

http://localhost/Test/phpinfo.php

fatywombat

kkobashi~

Ok i get a page when i do what you said but i have one problem. Instead of my server running the script it just posts

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

on the webbrowser. I dont know if this is what it is suppose to do so i did this one as well

<?php
echo "hello world";
?>

and it printed this on the browser when i tried to access it.

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

It seems to me as if the server is not processing the scripts.

Thanks

kkobashi

Take all the dll's stored in:

C:/Php/Dlls and copy them to the Windows/System32 directory. Don't move them. Just copy them.

Take all the dll's stored in:

C:/Php/Extensions and copy them to the Windows/System32 directory. Don't move them. Just copy them.

Then try again.

ajd1ect

The simplest of methods is this...

download easyPHP from:

http://www.easyphp.org/telechargements.php3

and just run the prgram. It install mySQL, Apache and php files for you. It really is that simple. You can then play around with config files all you like. Ofcorse...if you like the nitty gritty then do it the normal way.

fatywombat

Ok i officially hate apache. I think i need somethign easy as listed above. So last night everything was going fine and i turned off my computer. When i turned it on today it booted up but apache was stopped so i tried to start it and it gave me an error. So i messed around with it and no luck so i tried to reinstall it and now it wont install it gets another error. So just to make sure what do i want for the network and domain name: I used
localhost for all of them. That could be a source of error. So ill try again and if not ill try that easyphp.

dcoffin

What version of Apache were you trying to install?

thorpe

as i said in my earlier post. just uninstall everything, and install xampp.

one problem you might be having though is iis. have you still got iis running aswell? you cant run two web servers on the same port. you'll either need to shut down / remove iis, or run apache on another port.

fatywombat

Originally posted by kkobashi
Take all the dll's stored in:

C:/Php/Dlls and copy them to the Windows/System32 directory. Don't move them. Just copy them.

Take all the dll's stored in:

C:/Php/Extensions and copy them to the Windows/System32 directory. Don't move them. Just copy them.

Then try again.

Ok i finally got Apache working again. And it copied the files to my WINNT/system32 to the folder. Do i copy just the files or the dll and extention folder as well. BTW i still have the same problem!