PHP4, PWS 4, Windows 98 install problem

[Anon]

Hi people,

I have been reading these posts and I know some of you have got php4 running with Personal Web Server, so did any of you have and solve this problem:

I followed the various instructions and now when I try to open my php pages in a browser, what I get is a dos-like box that executes the code (and yes, brief glimpses tell me it is doing the right things) but it won't show up in the browser. I think there is probably a simple solution that I am missing. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks, Kathy 🙂

[Anon]

This is exactly the problem I'm having. Though the glimpse of dos I get is too short to let me know if the right things are happening. I have tried all the alternative mentioned in the comments on the php.net install page and both php3 and 4, but with the same result. (I don't know if it's relevant but I am using the Japanese language version of Windows)

Regards, marty

[Anon]

I have php4 working with pws 4 and windows 98 but it took a while....I actually had to reinstall pws after i had the settings correct for it to kick in...but hopefully you won't have to do the same.

first I had to alter php.ini
I changed doc_root = path/to/inetpub/wwwroot

I did this because i send and test all my php files from there.

I assume you edited your reg file to point to your php4isapi.dll file then double clicked it to register.

I also had to alter hkey_classes_root in regedit.
with hkey_classes_root selected, i clicked edit->new->key and gave it the value .php

I clicked my new .php key and changed the default setting to phpfile (dbl click default and change it while .php is selected)

select hkey_classes_root again, click edit-> new -> key and give it the value phpfile.

select phpfile and edit -> new -> key and name it shell.

select shell and edit -> new -> key and name it open.

select open and edit -> new -> key and name it command.

select command and dbl click default and type in the path to php.exe (make sure it's something like c:\php\php.exe)

close regedit.

Go into pws and look at the advanced settings.
Select home and click edit properties. Make sure execute is selected. close it and reboot your computer.

Hope this helps

Gary

[Anon]

Thanks Gary,

I have done most of what you said, but I was working off php3 instructions and they said to direct the command to c:\php\php.exe -q %1 - is that maybe the problem?
Anyhow, I will try it without that as well.
When I view the page through the server, I get that fairly common 403 error -
Fatal Error: something something c\inetpub\wwwroot/webpub/example.php Unknown on line 0
Does anyone know what kind of thing is happening when this occurs? I know a lot of people have had this problem - the only answers I have seen have been to delete the doc_root path in the ini file or modify it with "" or '' at either end. Does anyone know if this would work?

Thanks, Kathy 🙂

[Anon]

Hi all,

I have got PWS working with PHP4 now - read just about every related topic on this board. I had already used the reg file and followed all the much mentioned instructions, but the solution for me was one mentioned here and there - I had to make the path to the doc_root empty. I didn't think that would work, but it did and now I am happily coding.
Thanks for the help!
Kathy 🙂