The Page Cannot be found WTF It's right there!

SelArom

Hi, I'm new to this forum but I really hope you all can help me. I've messed with php before and never had this problem until now. After reinstalling windows on my laptop, I downloaded and installed php 4.4.2 from php.net on my windows xp pro sp2 machine running IIS 5.1. Now, when I try to run a php install script for the Tiki CMS (or any other CMS or anything that uses php, really), I keep getting the error "The Page Cannot be found", even the the page is RIGHT FRIGGIN THERE.

I used the php windows installer from the site and I see the php extention mapped to the php.exe file in the php folder under the web site properties. what else do I need to do?

I've already tried running a basic phpinfo() page, and it works!! But when I try to do something complicated like the tiki cms I keep getting that error. The funny thing is, if I go to localhost/tiki/install.php it says I have to first run tiki-install.php (in other words, the page works) but when I click the link to tiki-install.php, it says the page cannot be found!! And it's right there!

this happened with every cms I tried to install. I copied the exact contents of the folder to my windows server 2003 machine, and it works fine, so I know the problem is some misconfiguration of my IIS on the laptop, but WHERE IS IT?!! I've been all over this forum and other forums and the web and the leading answer is "just insall apache" which first of all isn't even a solution, and secondly isn't feasible for me because I develop in .NET so I have to have IIS.

Besides that, there is no excuse for it not working so I want to fix it! But I can't!! I've tried

uninstalling/deleting/reinstalling php
uninstalling/reinstalling IIS

and like i said this is a fresh install of windows, so what gives?! Somebody please help me because I've spent the last two days with this stupid problem, time wasted that I could be developing!!

thank you,
-SelArom

Houdini

Get off IIS and get an apache server PHP 4 and 5 MySQL and Perl and be using them within 10 minutes of download with XAMPP, large file but it is as simple as dowload click the install, allow all defaults, and in about 5 minutes you are running all the above with no problems.

You can get XAMPP Here .

SelArom

Houdini wrote:
Get off IIS and get an apache server PHP 4 and 5 MySQL and Perl and be using them within 10 minutes of download with XAMPP, large file but it is as simple as dowload click the install, allow all defaults, and in about 5 minutes you are running all the above with no problems.

You can get XAMPP Here .

I'm sorry I thought I made this clear: I DO NOT WANT TO USE APACHE.

I appreciate your suggestion but it not a solution.

-SelArom

Houdini

OK go to PHP:Windows Install then.

mkortelainen

Probably everyone has already solved this problem...

Anyway this IIS "page cannot be found" error is caused by php extensions... if you have chosen any of the available extensions in that installation wizard you probably ended situation like SelArom described.

First you should check that there is no any extension definitions/parameters in the end of the php.ini (located in folder where you installed PHP). Just remove those extension markings from the end of php.ini. Then restart IIS admin service...
After that problem should be solved

If you need those extension you selected in installer... just go to php website and download that php zip file with no installer and copy all the extensions you need from the zip packet also including that default php.ini... Copy extension part from downloaded ini file and put it to the right place in your current ini file. Also check that IUSR has executed rights on PHP folders...

!!! Don't start copying those dll and ini files all around the windows... after that you are so lost that you never get php work on your machine!!!