Well, you didn't think Apache made any registry entries either, so that pretty much covers that....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ross Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mike Maltese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 2:19 AM Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Version of Merlin/PHP that works?? > AddModule mod_php4.c ? > > Not on any windows installation I've ever seen!.. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Maltese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 12:10 AM > To: PHP on Windows Mailing List > Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Version of Merlin/PHP that works?? > > > A few notes..... > > First, uninstall Apache and delete all of your PHP directory. > > Re-install Apache. It works right out of the box,just specify localhost for > the domain name. Make sure you choose to install it as a service for all > users. > > Start Apache. Open your browser and point it to 127.0.0.1 or just localhost > to verify that Apache is running if it is, proceed with the PHP > installation. > > I would suggest downloading the PHP binary and not the installer. Unzip the > files to c:\php. If your using WinZip, extract using folders. > > Since you're setting up a working site, I'll go over the module > installation. > > In the http.conf file, add the following lines in the appropriate places: > > LoadModule php4_module "C:/php/sapi/php4apache.dll" > > AddModule mod_php4.c > > AddType application/x-httpd-php .php (plus any other extensions you want to > use) > AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps (optional) > > Now, place your test file (just use <? phpinfo(); ?>) in your htdocs folder > and restart Apache. Point your browser to http://localhost/info.php (or > whatever). > > You should now have your baseline system up and running. Now you can > customize your directories and PHP options. > > Post back and let me know if this has helped, and good luck! > > Mike > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ross Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 3:47 PM > Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Version of Merlin/PHP that works?? > > > > Might I suggest geocities if you just want a website? > > > > Apache doesn't have a GUI with a configuration file, that's what the .conf > > files are for. The instructions for getting apache to work are here: > > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/windows.html They are the only instructions I > > followed to get Apache running from scratch. After that, installing PHP > > simply involves editing the httpd.conf file in the manner that is > described > > in the readme that comes with PHP. Might I suggest > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] as an alternative? > > > > Either way. > > > > 1. forward slashes. > > 2. Sounds about right. > > 3. Depends how you're stopping. Just closing the command window should do > > it > > 4. Never developed on Win2K, so wouldn't know about running is as a > service. > > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/win_service.html provides details though. > Note > > it only runs as a service on NT/2K/XP(presumably) > > 5. search for php.ini, there should only be one. Keep it in c:\windows or > > c:\winnt. This is the conf file for php. > > Edit your httpd.conf file to point to php.exe for .php files. > > 6. 1/2 of uninstall exe's don't remove stuff from the registry anyway, > > apache and php don't have registry entries anyway, so I wouldn't worry > about > > that. > > > > Ross > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 29 January 2002 22:57 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [PHP-WIN] Version of Merlin/PHP that works?? > > > > > > Is there a version of Merlin and/or php that works out of the box? > > > > I have spent days -- days and more days -- just trying to get the > > infrastructure of a single programming language to work. with no success. > > after three days I finally got Merlin to serve a localhost file. the docs > > did not adequately explain how to install this stuff on a w2k IIS system. > > Two more days, and I finally got test.php to parse (although a simple > > include statement does not work, Apache cannot find the icons folder, > etc., > > etc., etc..) errors -- more errors, configuration files with conflicting > > instructions and no mention of even which version of php the file is for. > > > > Examples: > > 1) httpd.conf says never use backslashes, always use forward slashes in > > paths on windows machines. The the Merlin setup installs the file with > > backslashes in it. So which one is right? > > 2) Start Apache - opens command window that does not close or have any > > configuration gui. > > 3) Stop Apache - works --- sometimes. > > 4) Install Apache as service - this should execute and exit, leaving a > > server process running in the background. It does not. It opens another > > command window and just sits there. > > 5) When I started trying to use PHP, I downloaded the binaries from > php.net > > and installed them. Could not get squat out of it. So some kind person > tells > > me about Apache Merlin. So I download this huge motha and install that > too. > > Now I have two different versions of php on my machine, and have no idea > > which one is actually being used. or which config files actually --do-- > > something. (php.exe has no version resource!!!) > > 6) So in total frustration I tried to remove Merlin from my system. Of > > course, that did not work either. So I just deleted the whole directory > and > > now I'm stuck with who knows what in the registry. > > > > I don't mean to be bitchy, but for the love of God!! I do not have time > for > > this! I am trying to create a working website, not become > > php-apache-guru-man. Does any one have any suggestions for making the > stuff > > work, I mean just ____ work? > > > > -- > > Thanks, > > > > Thomas Kirby > > RichmondArtists.com > > P.O. 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