Install PHP 5.2.6 under IIS on XP (srptch 2)

ardenweiss

A real PHP newbie looking for basic install help...

I used php-5.2.6-win32-installer.msi standard install -- selected IIS CGI during install. No extensions selected. It said it did a successful install -- it lied :-)

I tried loading a simple page:

http://127.0.0.1/test.php as follows:

<html>
<body>
<?
echo "Hello Planet Earth.";
?>
<br>
This is normal HTML text...
</body>
</htmL>

The HTML text appeared by no PHP text.
I don't see PHP running as a service.

bpat1434

Uninstall the binary, use this guide to get php working on your server. While the MSI is there to make things easier, it usually doesn't 🙁 I followed that exact guide to get PHP running on a Windows 2003 server running IIS 6 for the UMBC EHS department recently. Haven't had any issues with it.