installation problem: php - apache

snecz

Hello,

I have installed Apache 1.3. Localhost works properly.
I have installed PHP 5 and when I run php -i in windows directory it also works properly.
But the browser can't see the php code. For example when I create simple file test.php with code: <? php phpinfo() ?>, the browser doesn't show php info site but <? php phpinfo() ?>.
And the question is: how can I fix it?
In my opinion the problem is only about settings in httpd.conf file but I don't know where exactly the problem is.
Thanks for help.

snecz

thorpe

Did you add php to the ApplicationType decleration and restart apache?

Houdini

Another incomplete install here is what is going on. Go to the PHP main site and go to install and follow the intructions there fully then post back.

snecz

I did all installation with php manual.
I have added four lines to httpd.conf file:
LoadModule php5_module "C:/PHP/php5apache.dll"
AddModule mod_php5.c
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

Houdini

OK what about Action application/x-httpd-php or Script Alias /php/ "c:/php/" Maybe try running as a CGI not a module.

snecz

I already have Action application/x-httpd-php /php/php.exe
When I addded Script Alias /php/ "c:/php/" I couldn't restart server. There was an error.

Houdini

Then do your self a favor and put XAMPP on your machine and be done with it.
Download XAMPP.
Install it.
Use it.

bradgrafelman

Ok, so in your Apache .conf file, you added these lines:

LoadModule php5_module "C:/PHP/php5apache.dll"
AddModule mod_php5.c

Correct? Are you positive the file c:\PHP\php5apache.dll exists?

Also, when adding these lines:

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

Did you read the manual carefully and realize you can't simply place these lines anywhere you'd like? Search for <IfModule mod_mime.c> and place these lines inside that conditional. Likewise, the first to lines should be added to the .conf file in their appropriate place (look for other LoadModule/AddModule entries, and just add PHP to the end of each list).

snecz

File c:\PHP\php5apache.dll exists. I'm sure about it.
But I have to check where I put other mentioned lines.
Thanks. I'll do it at home later. I hope that will help.
snecz

snecz

I gave up with. I've tried so many times make this work... But still the same problem.
So I've changed Apache 1.3 for Apache 2.0.
In php manual it's said that I have to add:

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

Is this really all?
Is the place of these lines in httpd.conf file important?

Thanks

Houdini

XAMPP will solve you problems Download it, Install it Use it. It is that damned easy. You have spent 8 days getting nowhere. Now spend 1 hour (with a slow connection) download it and be finished.

snecz

You're very persuasive.
Actually I spent more than 8 days. But anyway I'll try it. One more question. Do I have to uninstall Apache, MySql and PHP before installing XAMPP?

Houdini

I would just for a clean install. Although it by default places it in the Program Files directory, so really it is in its own place. If you have an apache foler and a MySQL folder and a PHP folder then they are seperate because in the Program Files will be one major folder XAMPP with Apache and all it subfolders PHP with all its subfolders and MySQL with all its subfolders as well as Perl and phpMyAdmin and Pear.

snecz

It's working!
I made two things together that helped. (while downloading XAMPP)
Firstly I moved php.ini to C:/WINDOWS and changed line in httpd.conf file from PHPIniDir "C:/php" to PHPIniDir "C:/WINDOWS".
Secondly I added .txt at the end of the line: AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml. I did this because I noticed that my file test.php on web localhost is shown as test.php.txt (actually, I don't know why).
I restared server and I could see beautiful phpinfo side.
Thanks to everyone that helped me on this forum.
Now I can start to learn php (I think I'll have more problems since now).

bradgrafelman

snecz wrote:
I did this because I noticed that my file test.php on web localhost is shown as test.php.txt (actually, I don't know why).

Here's what you do:

Remove .txt from that line in your config files.
Open My Computer.
On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
On the View tab, uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types". This is probably the last item in the list before you have to scroll down, directly under the "Hidden files and foldres" section.
Find all of the files with duplicate extensions, such as .php.txt, and rename them using the proper extension.
Never re-check that box.