Hi list,
I have just installed PHP4.3.3-Win32. I have a book that said create a phpinfo.php ( <? phpinfo(); ?> ) file and place it in my Apache 2 htdocs file. I did this and when I run it opens in a blank page of DreamweaverMX.
I tried to "open with" Internet Explorer and it does nothing.
First thing to check, is Apache running? If you are on Windows XP or 2000, Apache2 installs as a service (you should see an icon in your task bar -- where the clock is).
If you are also using IIS, stop IIS first. By default IIS and Apache both run on port 80, so if one is running, the other won't start.
To find out if IIS is running, you can follow the following steps :
Start --> Run --> services.msc [enter]
This will pull up a list of services running on your system, where you can check the status of Apache and IIS.
My question is what file would tell it to open in DWMX or how do I get to the opening set-up page of PHP.
By default, when you install Dreamweaver, it associates itself with files that it can edit (these include .php files). So, when you are double clicking the file in Windows, you are asking Windows to execute the default action for that file, which is to open it with dreamwever (the registered editor for that file type).
In order to view the file itself, you will have to access it via the browser. You can do this by typing in the URL to your webserver (usually http://localhost/). This is also a good way to check if your webserver is running or not.
I used php4.3.3-installer.exe but I got the message that it would have to be installed manually.
This tells me that you are NOT running IIS because the Windows installer sets up PHP for IIS automatically, but it doesn't for Apache.
I have a tutorial that might help you out. You can find it at my website (in the signature). Here is the direct link :
http://www.meidomus.com/node/view/3
Post a comment there, or you can email me if you have another question. :)
-- Burhan Khalid phplist[at]meidomus[dot]com http://www.meidomus.com
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