php-windows Digest 28 Mar 2002 07:15:23 -0000 Issue 1066
Topics (messages 12781 through 12797):
Re: decision between explorer types
12781 by: Nicole Amashta
12782 by: Dan Zarrella
PHP / WinNT 4.0 / Apache - what is most stabile?
12783 by: Alan McKay
12784 by: Rasmus Lerdorf
12786 by: Rasmus Lerdorf
12788 by: Alan McKay
12789 by: Shane Caraveo
12790 by: Alan McKay
12791 by: Shane Caraveo
12792 by: Alan McKay
12793 by: Shane Caraveo
Session errors....
12785 by: Martin.Andrew
12787 by: R'twick Niceorgaw
12797 by: Piotr Pluciennik
Re: connecting to a database using ODBC
12794 by: Christoph Grottolo
Anyone use CodeCharge for PHP and have Resources?
12795 by: scott.eesco.com
dynamic site on windows server
12796 by: olinux
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Hi, Dan,
Thanks, and I will use them also!
nicole =)
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> the php string functions strstr and stristr are faster and just as usefull
> as the regex stuff in this case, strstr(string haystack, string needle) is
> case sensitive, and stristr is insensitive.-dan
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str_replace might also be of intrest, in replacing regex with faster string
functions.
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Folks,
This is kind of frustrating.
I'm reading the install.txt and near the top it explains about the 2 versions,
those being PHP.EXE and the SAPI modules. It then says that the SAPI
version is not considered production grade, and is still unstable
"especially on platforms older than W2K".
Then later on in the same document it says :
"Now that version 4.1 introduces a safer sapi module, we recommend
that you configure PHP as a module in Apache."
OK, so which is it? I am to be using this in a commercial product, and
absolutely have to have the most stabile version. I'd prefer to run the
SAPIs because they are apparantly faster, but the document contradicts
itself on which is most stabile.
Can someone help clarify this? (And if someone responsible for that
document is listening, could you please update it accordingly?)
thanks,
-Alan
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Why don't you test the different versions and let us know which is more
stable. On Windows stability is a very subjective thing.
-Rasmus
On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Alan McKay wrote:
> Folks,
>
> This is kind of frustrating.
>
> I'm reading the install.txt and near the top it explains about the 2 versions,
> those being PHP.EXE and the SAPI modules. It then says that the SAPI
> version is not considered production grade, and is still unstable
> "especially on platforms older than W2K".
>
> Then later on in the same document it says :
>
> "Now that version 4.1 introduces a safer sapi module, we recommend
> that you configure PHP as a module in Apache."
>
> OK, so which is it? I am to be using this in a commercial product, and
> absolutely have to have the most stabile version. I'd prefer to run the
> SAPIs because they are apparantly faster, but the document contradicts
> itself on which is most stabile.
>
> Can someone help clarify this? (And if someone responsible for that
> document is listening, could you please update it accordingly?)
>
> thanks,
> -Alan
>
>
>
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Well, the standalone CGI version is the most stable and will likely always
be the most stable as it has the least integration with the destabilizing
forces around it. It is also of course the slowest.
-Rasmus
On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Alan McKay wrote:
> Sure, I guess I could do that, but I was hoping someone may
> have already done this. If not, then I guess I don't have
> much of a choice in the matter ;-)
>
> thanks,
> -Alan
>
> > Why don't you test the different versions and let us know
> > which is more
> > stable. On Windows stability is a very subjective thing.
>
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Sure, I guess I could do that, but I was hoping someone may
have already done this. If not, then I guess I don't have
much of a choice in the matter ;-)
thanks,
-Alan
> Why don't you test the different versions and let us know
> which is more
> stable. On Windows stability is a very subjective thing.
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You can also try FastCGI.
I would suggest you get a load test program, and test your scripts under
various loads. Microsoft has a free one
(http://webtool.rte.microsoft.com), and there is one by the Apache group.
Both the Apache and IIS sapi modules are multithreaded, and you may run
into issues with stability in those modules depending on what extensions
you use. They will be the fastest, but most prone to problems. The
rock solid solution is CGI, but it is very slow.
Now a plug for the 'other' alternative, FastCGI. Not quite as fast as
the Apache or IIS modules 'could be', but MUCH faster than CGI, and
gains the stability of CGI since it does not rely on threads and runs
completely 'out-of-process' from the webserver. The downside to FastCGI
right now, it hasn't received as much use and attention yet, so there
may still be some bugs in the server side modules (but not on the php
end).
You can find the executables for FastCGI/IIS/iPlanet/PHP at
www.caraveo.com/fastcgi/, and the Apache mod_fastcgi at fastcgi.com.
Another plug for the IIS version, Apache doesn't have any support for
IIS/NTFS security that I am aware of, the IIS/FastCGI plugin does.
Shane
Alan McKay wrote:
> Folks,
>
> This is kind of frustrating.
>
> I'm reading the install.txt and near the top it explains about the 2 versions,
> those being PHP.EXE and the SAPI modules. It then says that the SAPI
> version is not considered production grade, and is still unstable
> "especially on platforms older than W2K".
>
> Then later on in the same document it says :
>
> "Now that version 4.1 introduces a safer sapi module, we recommend
> that you configure PHP as a module in Apache."
>
> OK, so which is it? I am to be using this in a commercial product, and
> absolutely have to have the most stabile version. I'd prefer to run the
> SAPIs because they are apparantly faster, but the document contradicts
> itself on which is most stabile.
>
> Can someone help clarify this? (And if someone responsible for that
> document is listening, could you please update it accordingly?)
>
> thanks,
> -Alan
>
>
>
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> You can find the executables for FastCGI/IIS/iPlanet/PHP at
> www.caraveo.com/fastcgi/, and the Apache mod_fastcgi at fastcgi.com.
> Another plug for the IIS version, Apache doesn't have any support for
> IIS/NTFS security that I am aware of, the IIS/FastCGI plugin does.
IIS is not an option for us - too many security holes.
cheers,
-Alan
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Alan McKay wrote:
>
> > You can find the executables for FastCGI/IIS/iPlanet/PHP at
> > www.caraveo.com/fastcgi/, and the Apache mod_fastcgi at fastcgi.com.
> > Another plug for the IIS version, Apache doesn't have any support for
> > IIS/NTFS security that I am aware of, the IIS/FastCGI plugin does.
>
> IIS is not an option for us - too many security holes.
>
> cheers,
> -Alan
>
Well, I'm just giving alternatives. Look at apache and mod_fastcgi as an
alternative. The phpfcgi.exe for 4.1.x is available from my site (will
be included in php 4.2).
Shane
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> Well, I'm just giving alternatives. Look at apache and
> mod_fastcgi as an
> alternative. The phpfcgi.exe for 4.1.x is available from my
> site (will
> be included in php 4.2).
Oh, so it's available for apache, too?
OK, I may just give it a try then. But what is the status of
this when using in a commercial product? Is it something
I'd have to pay for?
thanks,
-Alan
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Alan McKay wrote:
>>Well, I'm just giving alternatives. Look at apache and
>>mod_fastcgi as an
>>alternative. The phpfcgi.exe for 4.1.x is available from my
>>site (will
>>be included in php 4.2).
>
>
> Oh, so it's available for apache, too?
> OK, I may just give it a try then. But what is the status of
> this when using in a commercial product? Is it something
> I'd have to pay for?
>
> thanks,
> -Alan
>
It's all free. I know that the linux version of mod_fastcgi is used a
lot, not so sure about the windows version. You could ask on the
fastcgi email list (see fastcgi.com).
Shane
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Quick Question...
I am registering a session with the session_start(), session_register()
functions,
when I do it on our test server (UNIX, Apache) I have no problems, locally
(Win2K, Apache) I get the follwoing error
Warning: open(/tmp\sess_0ac1a7836d05713e245d299b54528e64, O_RDWR) failed: m
(2) in d:\projects\shop\cart.inc on line 5
I have checked the php.ini thinking it's a configuration problem but both
are identical, concerning session details anyway!
Could it be an apache configuration issue?
Anyone got any ides?
Thanks.
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create a directory called c:\temp and replace \tmp to c:\\temp in your
php.ini file on the windows server.
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From: "Martin.Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 11:07 AM
Subject: [PHP-WIN] Session errors....
> Quick Question...
>
> I am registering a session with the session_start(), session_register()
> functions,
> when I do it on our test server (UNIX, Apache) I have no problems, locally
> (Win2K, Apache) I get the follwoing error
>
> Warning: open(/tmp\sess_0ac1a7836d05713e245d299b54528e64, O_RDWR) failed:
m
> (2) in d:\projects\shop\cart.inc on line 5
>
> I have checked the php.ini thinking it's a configuration problem but both
> are identical, concerning session details anyway!
> Could it be an apache configuration issue?
> Anyone got any ides?
> Thanks.
>
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Hi,
PHP cannot save session information to your disk. As
described in error message you probably haven't
defined correct path to session directory (it's
different on linux and windows)... or not set rights
to it. So check php.ini "session.save_path" and
properties of that directory.
For example:
session.save_path = c:\sessions
HTH
Piotr
--- "Martin.Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Quick Question...
>
> I am registering a session with the session_start(),
> session_register()
> functions,
> when I do it on our test server (UNIX, Apache) I
> have no problems, locally
> (Win2K, Apache) I get the follwoing error
>
> Warning:
> open(/tmp\sess_0ac1a7836d05713e245d299b54528e64,
> O_RDWR) failed: m
> (2) in d:\projects\shop\cart.inc on line 5
>
> I have checked the php.ini thinking it's a
> configuration problem but both
> are identical, concerning session details anyway!
> Could it be an apache configuration issue?
> Anyone got any ides?
> Thanks.
>
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| I need to connect to an acces database, Using php on Windows with Apache.
| If anyone has some sample code I would greatly appreciate it I am lost
about
| the wholeODBC thing.
watch at www.thickbook.com
there are sample scripts for almost every type of db connection
Christoph
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Just curious if anyone uses CodeCharge to do RAD for PHP, and if they have
any
good links for sites with sample code, or discussion boards, or mailing
lists, etc.?
I have been learning it, and it seems really cool.
Also, any competitive products that actually work that might be COOLER than
codecharge?
Thanks,
Scott Szretter
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Hi all,
My company is considering a move from static to db
driven site.
I am looking to find a solution to allow URL's to be
structured in "search engine friendly" format [i.e.
http://website.com/region/article/article_id ] as
search engine traffic is very important.
I have found some great resources for doing this on
apache but nothing for IIS.
I would like to use mySQL as the db (majority of
selects will be simple selects)
Currently our site is on a windows server and with a
recent (large) investment in an ASP/MSSQL db project
they do not want to move from IIS. I'm not familiar
with ASP so I'd rather not go that route.
We are a news site with about 6000 articles and 15-20
additions each day. 600,000 monthly page views growing
by @ 40,000 per month.
Thanks much,
olinux
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