Installtion : Windows98, PHP , Omni HTTP Ver 2.07

Anon

I would like to start writing scripts using PHP. I am using a stand-alone desktop PC with Windows 98 Second Edition Operating system.

I have done the following things, but things won't work the way it should.

I downloaded and installed Omni HTTPD Ver 2.07 web-server successfully. Folder C:\HTTP
PHP gets installed along with it in the folder C:\HTTPD\PHP
I followed all the instructions that came with Omni web-server
I also changed the registry entries ( for .php3 extension ) using RegEdit, as said in the PHP manuals.

I created a text file named it
'hello.php3'with
following script :

When I double-click on hello.php3, a Dos screen pops-up ( sort of flashes )printing
'Hello World' and gets closed.

What could be the problem. Please help. I really am eager to get into exciting world of
PHP scripts.

Best Regards,

Jayan Chandrasekhar,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

email : jayanck@email.com
web-site : www.delphitoday.f2s.com

Anon

Why don´t You take Apache as Your
Webserver. For me it works well.

Anon

Step 1: Right click on the blue OmniHTTPd icon in the system tray and select Properties

Step 2: Click on Web Server Global Settings

Step 3: On the 'External' tab, enter: virtual = .php | actual = c:\path-to-php-dir\php.exe

Step 4: On the Mime tab, enter: virtual = wwwserver/stdcgi | actual = .php

Step 5: Click OK

Anon

Thank You for your answer, but I have done all these. I have done everthing that has been said in the Omni and PHP manual. When I click on the hello.php3 file, it invokes the DOS (black) window, prints something and closes itself.

This I think is due to the association between php.exe and the extension .php3.

Don't you think Internet explorer should be invoked and execute the hello.php3 file. But this some how does not happen. I wonder what wrong I am doing.

Best Regards,

Jayan chandrasekhar,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Anon

How are you calling this file? Where did you place it?

Your default webroot is C:\httpd\htdocs\

If you place the file in that directory, open up explorer/netscape, and type in

http://localhost/hello.php3

then what happens?

Also...part of your problem could be that Omni 2.07 installs PHP4..not PHP3...maybe try a .php extension instead of .php??

---John Holmes...

Anon

It worked.

Thank you very much for your valuble advice. Believe I spent a lot of time on it.

All this is because I am totally new to web-development. I intent to do a lot using PHP. I am a hobbyist programmer. Please
visit my web site www.delphitoday.f2s.com.

I am crazy about the programming language Delphi.

Where will I get a PHP tutor which will teach the basics.

Thanks once again.

Regards,
Jayan Chandrasekhar,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.