A few basic questions

Snaffles

Hi there,

I dont have .php listed in file associations (Win 7) but i dont know if it should be?
Php is not listed in Computer Management Services, should it be?
I dont know if Php or Apache is configured correctly, i just went with all the defaults, how do i check if Apache and/or Php is running?

I'm sure i'll have more question for those just for now 🙂

laserlight

Snaffles wrote:
- I dont have .php listed in file associations (Win 7) but i dont know if it should be?

It may be convenient to associate the file extension with a text editor or IDE of your choice, but it is otherwise entirely optional. What is important is the webserver configuration with respect to PHP.

Snaffles wrote:
- Php is not listed in Computer Management Services, should it be?

No.

Snaffles wrote:
- I dont know if Php or Apache is configured correctly, i just went with all the defaults, how do i check if Apache and/or Php is running?

Start Apache. If it can start, create a PHP script in your webserver's document root that calls [man]phpinfo/man then run the script by visiting the page. If there are no problems, you should see a page describing your PHP setup.

Snaffles

laserlight;11006392 wrote:
It may be convenient to associate the file extension with a text editor or IDE of your choice, but it is otherwise entirely optional. What is important is the webserver configuration with respect to PHP.

Ok, but if its not listed in the 'Set Associations' tool of Win 7 then should i be trying to add it or something? Or just leave well alone?

No.

Cheers, clears that up so

Start Apache. If it can start, create a PHP script in your webserver's document root that calls [man]phpinfo/man then run the script by visiting the page. If there are no problems, you should see a page describing your PHP setup.

Great, i'll give that ago so.