PHP on PWS

Anon

Hi,

I have been using PHP with Apache, but I want to try using PWS. However, when I point my browser to say "http://localhost/test.php", a download dialog pops up, asking me if I want to download the file. I want to execute it instead. I did go the the advanced properties, select Home in the list, click the button labeled "Edit Properties...", and I checked the checkbox labeled "Execute". What do I do to make PHP scripts execute?

Also, since you're reading this, do you know how to change the name of the PWS server's homepage from "localhost" to something else?

THANKS!

Anon

go through the install proccess again, carefully. then restart the machine and test again. if this fails then please post the steps you took.

Anon

Nope, failed. There must be some kind of startup setting that would tell it to use the php.exe program to interpret PHP.

STEPS I TOOK:

Run setup.exe
ok for license agreement
I selected all of the components except the Frontpage extensions and something else, but I retried it with them and it still did not work.
Restart the computer.

Anon

Nevermind! It works now!

I had to reinstall PHP and set it to use PWS. Then I edited some variables in the php.ini file.

Thanks!

Anon

Happy you! I've done the same several times and still can't get PHP to work on my Win98/PWS machine...
Here are the steps followed:
1. Downloaded PHP 4.2.1 for Windows
2. Unzipped to C:\PHP
3. Edited and copied PHP.INI to C:\Windows
4. PWS works fine at http://localhost
5. Added virtual folder C:\PHP to PWS and set execute privileges
6. Rebooted computer
7. Wrote a simple PHP file: <?php echo "This is a test"; ?>
8. Opened browser and pointed to http://localhost/test.htm

The page displays correctly but the string THIS IS A TEST never
showed.

Can anyone point me to what I did wrong?

muska wrote:

Nevermind! It works now!

I had to reinstall PHP and set it to use PWS. Then I edited some variables in the php.ini file.

Thanks!