php and pws

[Anon]

I try install new version of php v4.0.3pl1-installer.exe and work with personal web server. It\'s can work with normal script, but when i try with complex script it show error. I try use same script in old version php4.0.1 and apache1.3.12 it\'s run as normal. So i wanna ask it\'s there totally compatible new version of php and personal web server..? or it\'s different use method? How it can work perfectly..? Thanks for answer...

[Anon]

Basically the differnces of PHP version for Win9.x(PWS)/NT(IIS) and UNIX/Linux-Apache are :

1. Some file system functions are not supported in Win platform ...
   It is due of the differences about security implementation between UNIX platform and Win/NT platform. So unlink(), chmod(), chgrp(), and some other won't work on Win/NT.

2. Bugs on external executing program.
   In UNIX/Linux-Apache environment, you can do exec(), passthru(), system(), etc. But not in PWS/IIS ...
   <?
   exec("dir c:\ > \mytemp.txt");
   print join("",file("\mytemp.txt"));
   ?>

The line first statement (exec) will run ok, but the second statement (print) won't be executed in IIS/PWS, the browser simply "hang" ...

rgds,

Alexander Yanuar K.
System Developer - www.globalsources.com