[Queenpin]

I am on XP Prof and have just installed apache 2.0, php4 and mysql. I have read every hint I can find about the installing and config files. When I do the test .php file it will not show up, the server does start up and I can get to //localhost just not to the test.php. Also according to most ppl you are suppose to put a line in the cong file that says "AddType application/x-httpd-php .html" when I put this in then the server will not load. If I try to start using the start server link from the programs directory it gives me a dos window that flashes so I can not read the error code. I can not seem to get this window to stop so it can be read. I do not know if the php is working with the server or not since it will not load the test.php doc. I doubled checked the install instructions and can not seem to figure out why it will not load. Anyone have a suggestion for me??

Thanks qp

[BdSBB]

You'll need to read the install.txt file in the PHP directory to understand what all you will be doing to install PHP correctly.

First grab php.ini-recommended and rename it to php.ini, now move this file to your windows directory either WINNT\ or Windows\.

Second move the dlls that are in the PHP\dlls directory to a system folder either WINNT\system or Windows\system. Also, copy and paste php4ts.dll in this directory.

Add these lines to httpd.conf file

ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/php/"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php.exe"

Your apache main root should be in your Apache directory the root is called htdocs\. This is where you'll be placing test.php. Now in your browser call http://localhost/test.php and see what comes up.

DON'T FORGET TO RESTART THE SERVER!

[ChristGuy]

Greetingz...

The following is what I have (Tested on Win98se, Win2K pro/as, WinXP pro)

extract/install PHP to D:/Program Files/PHP <-- Or where ever

httpd.conf

Code:

# Dynamic Shared Object (DSO)
LoadModule php4_module "D:/Program Files/PHP/php4apache2.dll"

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AddOutputFilter INCLUDES .shtml .htm .html

#
# PHP scripting language
#
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php3 .phtml

copy php.ini-recomended to c:/windows/php.ini

Check the PHP dir copy ./sapi/php4apache2.dll to the PHP dir
Copy any extensions you want from ./extensions and enable them in php.ini

Check php.ini and change any options you need.

Restart your server

That should work...

[Queenpin]

Thanks For the help. After 3 days of messing with it I dl it from another source. Then it worked fine. I did have all the dlls in the right place and all the scripts in where they belonged so figured it had to be something wrong with the installs if it wasnt working. I ended up using the apachetri install from here. Installed everything at once and all you have to do is modify some info. Much easier and less hassles to it. Thanks again for all the help

qp