Hi,
I just bought a book called, "PHP 5/MySQL Programming for the Absolute
Beginner," by Andy Harris. I'm brand new to PHP, Apache and MySQL, and I'm
stuck on chapter One, which covers configuring Apache to work with PHP.
In the book, on page 11, he says to open the Apache configuration file
called, "httpd.conf", and to edit the file as follows:
1. add the following code at the bottom of the "LoadModule commands:
"LoadModule php5_module C:apache/php5apache.dll" then to modify this
line so that it points to wherever the php5apache.dll file was installed on
my system (btw: Windows XP Home).
2.) Add the following code at the bottom of the "AddModule" commands:
"AddModule mod_php5.c".
3.) Add the following code to the end of the file:
"AddType application/x-httpd-php .php" (space in text.)
I've done the first part, but I cannot find any "AddModule" commands in the
file in question. I also did the third part.
Can anyone tell me about the second part above? There are no "AddModule"
commands in the file that I've mentioned above. Also, he says to save the
file after making these changes, but he doesn't say where to save it. Can
you tell me where I need to save this file after doing what he says above?
Another thing: I downloaded PHP Coder and installed it. It seemed to work
at first (at least an example program ran correctly), but since making the
changes above, the PHP Coder stopped working. When I hit run, I don't get
anything at all. No error message, no program running, or activating the
web browser . . . I mean absolutely nothing happens at all.
Also: In PHP Coder, I was able to set the path for the MySQL documentation,
but I'm not sure how to set the path for the PHP docs or the html docs. Can
anybody tell me what the names of the necessary files are? If I know what
files I need to point to, I can figure out the path.
And finally, when I save a PHP file, exactly where do I need to save it so
that it will work in my web browser?
I'd really appreciate HELP with these questions. I'm sure you've heard
these all before, but I've been reading stuff all over the web and I still
can't get the whole thing to work. I've also run into information that
appears to contradict what it says in this book, so I don't know where to
turn. So, PLEASE give me a hand!
Thank you all very much,
Anthony
