xp pro / iis / php 5.2 / mysql 5.0 problems getting started

stebennettsjb

Hi im having a lot of trouble getting started on my php adventures 🙁

i have got the following set up

IIS webserver ( i can view html pages no problem with http://localhost.mywebsite) and ive added php to the list of languges it can read..
php 5.2 i havent changed anything on that
mysql 5.0 no changes here either..

when i try a php page though it doesnt work 🙁 getting the cannot find web page error

Can anyone suggest anything i might be doing wrong... ive tried to set it up before and failed where i was getting some php pages to work but i couldnt get the

<?php phpinfo();?>

to work

i now get the following error on all my php pages after around 3 mins of the browser trying to load the page:

CGI Timeout
The specified CGI application exceeded the allowed time for processing. The server has deleted the process.

Stephen

kkobashi

I would suggest switching to Apache 1.3.x instead. Many years ago I tried to get PHP 4.x running on IIS and had problems that were not worth the hassle. Simply switching to Apache is a better choice anyway as the support is much better. I run a test machine here with Apache 1.3.x under Windows XP SP2 with no problems.

Besides, if you plan on launching websites, there will be more Linux+Apache+Php hosting providers than IIS+Php hosting providers. I seriously doubt many Window Server shops will have PHP on it anyway but rather ASP.net instead.

scrupul0us

if you MUST use windows as a server, do NOT use IIS... apache is a MUCH better choice AND if you arent comfortable working with the httpd.conf file there are some GUI managers out there

also, if you install apache as a service (which im sure you will) make sure it is running on a limited user account that has no local logon access and is restricted to the webroot folder

Houdini

IIS is crap, just because you have it on yur computer remove it and install Apache then put on PHP or to make it really simple get the latest version of XAMPP at this link XAMPP Download Page You will be happy with your decision. I have used XAMPP since 2004 and love it and so will you.

Here's what you will get at the link:

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New:

* Apache 2.2.3
* MySQL 5.0.27
* PHP 5.2.0 & PHP 4.4.4
* phpMyAdmin 2.9.1.1
* FileZilla FTP Server 0.9.20
* OpenSSL 0.9.8d