Help with install

urbandragon

ok so efore I lose anymore hair I thought I would post what I am doing in the hopes that someone will catch the mistake if any regarding th einstallation of php5 on my box

PHP5.2.6/Apache2.2.3

loaded Apache c:/Program Files/...
unzipped php5 to c:\php

opened httpd.conf and added

LoadModule php5_module "c:/php/phpapache2_2.dll"
AddType application/x-http-php.php

copied php.ini-recommended to windows/system folder and changed it's name to php.ini

My question is…

Did I miss anything?
Did I misconfigure something?
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. I have gone ove all the docs and pretty much have confused the hell outta myself

TIA

I should mention that Apache and MySQL are working and
when I bring up http://localhost/phpinfo.php the browser asks me for a program to open the file with 🙁

rincewind456

If this is a re-install have you checked that you don't have any other copies of php.ini on the machine?

Also you may want to add c:\php to your PATH (if your using windoze)

urbandragon

Been there, done that. I stripped php5 outta my box, cleaned it checked and double checked. in regards to the path you are talking about is that in the php.ini or the httpd.conf? I am doing a module install from reading the instructions. If I read things right adding the path is for a CGI install😕.

rincewind456

No the Path option is required on all builds, the manual says

To make php4ts.dll / php5ts.dll available you have three options: copy the file to the Windows system directory, copy the file to the web server's directory, or add your PHP directory, C:\php to the PATH. For better maintenance, we advise you to follow the last option, add C:\php to the PATH, because it will be simpler to upgrade PHP in the future. Read more about how to add your PHP directory to PATH in the corresponding FAQ entry (and then don't forget to restart the computer - logoff isn't enough).

To change the Path variables in Windoze:
1. From the desktop, right-click My Computer and click properties.
2. In the System Properties window, click on the Advanced tab.
3. In the Advanced section, click the Environment Variables button.
4. Finally, in the Environment Variables window, highlight the path variable in the Systems Variable section and click edit.
Add or modify the path lines with the paths you wish the computer to access. Each different directory is separated with a semicolon as shown below.

  C:\Program Files;C:\Winnt;C:\Winnt\System32;c:\php

urbandragon

I am trying to load PHP5 as a module: This is what I have done according to the instructions:

Unzipped php-5.2.6-Win32.zip to c:\php

Opened c:\php directory and copied and pasted php.ini-recommended to c:\winnt. changed it's name to php.ini

Opened php.ini and edited the docroot. doc_root="C:\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2.\htdocs

removed the semi-colon from extension=php_mysql.dll

Opened httpd.conf and added

LoadModule php5_module "c:/php/php5apache2_2.dll"
AddType application/x-http-php .php

Checked the path and it is C:\php

placed php5ts.dll in c:\winnt\

The bugger is I have loaded PHP in this way on other XP machines and haven't had a problem.

Apache works! ( I get a page stating the words "It works")

When I bring up a page in Dreamweaver and F12 to display it in the browser. A window comes up to ask me what program I want to open it with.

Have I misssed something? Done Something wrong? placed something in the wrong location etc?

Any help appreciated!!
TIA

rincewind456

It's not the recommended way to copy the php.ini to the winnt folder, nor is it necessary nor recommended to put the php5ts.dll there either.
The easier and recommended way I described in an earlier reply.

Also this

AddType application/x-http-php .php

is incorrect it should be

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

Thats httpd not http