[Cmrdrv]

I have apache 2 and i downloaded php 5 and i installed it and it still doesnt allow me to use php functions can someone please give me some advice of what to check out

[inkblot]

Could you give a little more information on your problem.
An example of what you're trying to do and what happens, maybe.

[Cmrdrv]

Well i installed apache webserver it runs.. then i installed php 5 and i and configure it like the documentation says and then i type in some php code on a page or make a php page and try to load it nothing happens. i know it sounds very vage but i cant think of how to explain it. can you give me a genral idea what to check.

[inkblot]

I'm not sure how basic to start but:

are you running this on windows, linux, etc...

did you make sure the server is running (how - depends on what OS)

Are you trying to browse a file locally on your own system with the server?

Is the document you are trying to load accessible from your server root? (defined in your httpd.conf file).

If it is are you browsing through http://localhost/... ?


There's a lot more to check but it's hard to tell exactly what your problem is.

[Cmrdrv]

Im running windows xp. im accessing the site through the internet not on the server and the file is accesble in my root folder.

[ToolTip85]

kinda off topic and probably not the problem but php 5 is beta last time i checked, use php4, also a lot of people are having problems with mysql and php5, something about a missing dll?

[Cmrdrv]

ill try it. thanks

[ToolTip85]

http://internetmaster.com/installtutorial/index.htm this tutorial will help you configre everything correctly and start your first script

[Cmrdrv]

cool thanks

[inkblot]

Are you able to pull up html files and just not php files, or can you get nothing at all.

Could still be a thousand things.. trying to narrow it down

are you browsing by IP or through a DNS