PHP 5 Install

slindstr

I searched around a bit and couldn't find any threads that helped me so here it goes:

I'm trying to install PHP 5 on my computer (which is running XP Pro) and it doesn't work. Here's what I've done so far:

I downloaded and installed Apache 2.0.55 with no problems (when I go to http://localhost I get the default Apache page indicating success), and then I downloaded and ran the PHP 5 installer.

I chose the advanced setting for the PHP 5 install and I changed the webserver option to Apache and then filled in my e-mail address so it will show up on the "From:" form when using the mail function (This shouldn't matter). PHP installs it's files and then a box pops up saying for me to manually configure Apache (which I expected because thats in the PHP install manual).

Next I went to my httpd.conf file and added the 3 following lines (as it says to in the PHP manual) to configure PHP as a CGI library:

ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/php/"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php-cgi.exe"

and it still doesn't work. Can someone help me?

bpat1434

Do you want to use PHP as a CGI? If not, then use it as a module. Uninstall PHP. Download the zip file (not the installer). Unzip it to C:\php. Then, just edit the php.ini and httpd.conf files.

Where you had your 3 lines in the httpd.conf file, it should be about 4 or 5 for a module:

LoadModule php5_module "C:\php\php5apache2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
PHPIniDir "C:\php\"

Then just edit php.ini to your liking. Restart Apache and you're off!!

alexks

I have installed apache2 and php5. They both run very well separately. I followed php install file's direction and added

LoadModule php5_module "C:\php\php5apache2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
PHPIniDir "C:\php\"

to httd.conf file. However when I put //localhost/test.php file on browser it is blank but localhost/index.html works. Does anyone know what is the problem?

Thank in advance.

bpat1434

is test.php in the htdocs folder of apache (or your document root)?

Also check log files for PHP errors in your code (or apache errors)

alexks

Yes. The test.php file is in htdocs folder.

Can you please let me know where are php log files.

I checked apache log files. The review file has

127.0.0.1 - - [23/Feb/2006:18:36:02 -0800] "GET /test.php HTTP/1.1" 200 194

the error file has
[Thu Feb 23 18:35:40 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Win32) PHP/5.1.2 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Thu Feb 23 18:35:40 2006] [notice] Server built: Oct 9 2005 19:16:56
[Thu Feb 23 18:35:40 2006] [notice] Parent: Created child process 1084
[Thu Feb 23 18:35:40 2006] [notice] Child 1084: Child process is running
[Thu Feb 23 18:35:40 2006] [notice] Child 1084: Acquired the start mutex.
[Thu Feb 23 18:35:40 2006] [notice] Child 1084: Starting 250 worker threads.

bpat1434

well, php log files would be in php/logs....

alexks

I do not have php/logs folder

bpat1434

okay, so where is the log file you specify in the php.ini? That's where the php logs will go...

bradgrafelman

Maybe I'm behind, but what did you put in test.php that you are expecting to see?

Houdini

On a windows install unless you specify it you want have a log file by default it is disabled here is what it looks like,
; Log errors to specified file.
;error_log = "C:\Program Files\xampp\apache\logs\phperror.log"
It will need to be uncommented

alexks

This is the test.php file

I put this line
error_log = "C:\php\logs\phperror.log"
in php.ini

Still do not see any log file in php folder.

slindstr

Thanks a lot for the advice - I apologize for not replying sooner but I've been out of town. I'll let you know how it works out when I try it again!

Thanks
Steve

alexks

I figured out that the problem was with the test file itself. I dowloaded a few php files from Internet. They worked. But the test file did not work even when I put in it the content of one of the files that worked. Stil do not know what was the problem with the test file.

bpat1434

if you give us code, we could help....