Re: [PHP-INSTALL] installing PHP 5 RC 1 on Windows 2000 SP4 / IIS 5, CGI-version only

[Aditya Mohan]

Title: installing PHP 5 RC 1 on Windows 2000 SP4 / IIS 5, CGI-version only

I have the exact same errors with php5 rc1on windows 2000 professional sp4 and windows 2003 server enterprise(cgi timeout), and i tried the same things as you.I posted my problem here,but I didnt get any leads so i reverted back to php 4.3.5 with no ideas how to fix it or to understand what is wrong but good luck to you too with your php5 install. regards adie ----- Original Message ----- From: Rolf G. Goedhart To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 2:30 AM Subject: [PHP-INSTALL] installing PHP 5 RC 1 on Windows 2000 SP4 / IIS 5, CGI-version only I am trying to install PHP 5 release candidate 1 on Windows 2000 SP4  / IIS 5, CGI-version only. Version 4.3.5 windows installer works on the same machine but not version 5 as I consistently get the same error: CGI Timeout The specified CGI application exceeded the allowed time for processing. The server has deleted the process. for a page containing only <?php phpinfo(); ?> I upped the time out to 900 seconds...same result. This is what I did: Extracted zip to C:\PHP Copied php.ini-recommended to C:\Windows and renamed to php.ini Copied php.exe and php5ts.dll to C:\windows\system32 edited php.ini and set:         cgi.force_redirect = 0         extension_dir = "c:\php"         fastcgi.impersonate = 1         cgi.rfc2616_headers = 1 in a later stage see below.         doc_root = "C:\inetpub\wwwroot" but later removed it (see below), as I use virtual directories. In Internet Information services         Added .php to C:\php\php.exe, all verbs, script engine, check that file exists.         Changed permissions to script and executable.         on both the virtual directory as well as the top layer \ properties\www service \edit etc. PHP -i works fine when run from C:\PHP AND from within the virtual directory         I have also tried to run with just one line in PHP.ini: cgi.force_redirect = 0 Also added C:\PHP to the Path Added IUSR_computername with EXEC, Read privileges for C:\PHP, the windows\system32\php5ts.dll and php.exe as well as the virtual directory. I do notice that php.exe runs as a process after I call up a php page from the browser as 3840 Kb which probably indicates the DLL is loaded as well, since php.exe is only 28 KB.                         Also followed the two tips below from www.php.net/faq: 1) Set [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC\Parameters\Script Map] ".php"="your path to php\\php.exe" 2) ensure there is not a php.ini in the windows system folder and that there is one wherever you've put PHP 3) edit php.ini and set cgi force redirect to 0 and cgi.rfc2616_headers = 1 4) Put the PHP scripts in their own folder underneath the inetpub root 5) Open the IIS console, right click your new php folder In the Directory tab  set application name to the name of the folder  set executable and script as permission  set application protection to low Click configuration and check that .php is mapped to wherever you put PHP But that didn't work, nor the following one: I get this error with just a virtual directory and not the root: doc_root = set it to nothing so that it does not only look for that directory. I hope it helps people with IIS and PHP Then I tried to install 4.3.5 windows installer. This one works fine. Noticing it only has php.exe and phpt4s.dll installed I thought I try to replace just those 2 with php version 5 and php5ts.dll. Back to the same error CGI-timeout… Don't know what to do next. The reason I want to use version 5 is because I need to connect to an existing MS SQL database and I understand MS SQL support ius native in 5. I'm an intermediate beginner PHP programmer but an absolute beginner installer... Your insights are greatly appreciated, this is my 3rd day into it... Thanks a million, Rolf Goedhart