php with Apache in windows

eDevil · #1 (**permalink**) 07-15-04, 01:06 PM

Integrating php 4.3.4 with Apache 2.0.50 under win32 platform
(At last I have worked it out!!)

1. Download the windows installer ?apache_2.0.50-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi? from httpd.apache.org/download.cgi
2. Download the php installer ?php-4.3.4-installer.exe? from www.php.net
3. Download ?http://hulan.info/blog/other/apache2_php4_win.zip? (Thanks to Radek Hulan)
4. Install Apache 2.0 and php 4.3.4 in default locations
5. Extract the zip file
6. Copy the files in the extracted folders and paste them in respective places replacing files where necessary.
7. Copy php.ini from c:/php/ and paste in c:/windows/system32/ and c:/windows
8. Create a folder named ?www? in c:/
9. Restart the Apache service (you don?t need to change the .config files ? Radek has done it for us

)
10. create a php file with the following content and save in c:/www/

<html>
<head><title>PHP Test</title></head>
<body>
<? phpinfo(); ?>
</body>
</html>

11. Type localhost in your browser and you will get to see the php config list

Done!!

NOTE: THIS PROCESS DOES NOT WORK WITH ?PHP 4.3.8? OR ?PHP 5.0?
Php 4.3.4 is the most stable version so I recommend this
This process doesn?t work with previous versions of Apache
Apache 2.0.50 and php 4.3.4 is the best combination available!!

Any problems? Mail me: admin@manutdcentral.com

favor · #2 (**permalink**) 07-22-04, 06:06 PM

Hi

I had installed apache 2.0.48 intially and it worked fine. Then I installed PHP(php-4.3.8-installer.exe). Then I followed some online instructions to configure apache for PHP and everything messed up...i made some changes in httpd.conf and everything goofed up...the error message from then on..was

(OS 10048)Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port)
is normally permitted. : make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs

later i tried to revert back the httpd.conf to initial condition but apache was never to work.
So I uninstalled and got to see this forum where there was step by step procedure to install php and apache. So I reinstalled apache 2.0.50 this time..but then it doesnot start at all. the same error message mentioned above occurs.
I have also restarted the system several times following every uninstallation and reinstallation.

Please help me in fixing this error and also in succesful installation of apache/php.

My system is in network and it is a win xp pro

thanks in advance,

favor

ermau · #3 (**permalink**) 07-22-04, 06:46 PM

Actually I'd say 4.3.8 is the most stable and secure version of PHP, not 4.3.4.

Favor, check the ServerName in your httpd.conf, make sure this is set to something like localhost or 127.0.0.1, or your network IP. Not 0.0.0.0. Also make sure you're not running anything else that's bound to port 80, such as IIS or PWS.

CodeBuster · #4 (**permalink**) 08-08-04, 01:03 AM

The best way to install php with an apache server on windows is using the dll file.. just get the .zip file and not the installer.

unzip it anywhere you like... I have this structure

H:\Server
...... \Apache2
...... \MyPHP
...... \MySQL

VERY IMPORTANT... copy the php4apache2.dll to the php root folder (i.e were you placed it), otherwise it wont work. If you use apache 1.3.xx the take php4apache.dll

then add to your http.conf file these two lines

LoadModule php4_module H:/Server/MyPHP/php4apache2.dll
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

Now it starts up, integrated in apache which is a big time saver, because it doesn't have to start up which each and every page request.

I have both apache 1.3.29 and 2.0.50 running this way on two computers in a shared network environment with no problems at all.
This method also works with php5.. just rename all php4 thingies to php5