Make sure your browsing to the file thru your webserver... http://localhost/test.php
and not locally... file://c:/www/test.php for instance... other than this, I've had this problem, but it was configuration errors in httpd.conf. double check everything in here... chris kranz fatcuban.com -----Original Message----- From: Craig Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 5:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-WIN] Configuration of Apache Server Problem: When trying to open a test.php file containing a simple test php script, windows prompts for program to open file with. Apache is running from the console as opposed to a service. *PHP Installation* PHP version 4.3.0 installed from php-4.3.0-installer.exe. Also downloaded the zip file php-4.3.0-Win32.zip Install directory d:\program files\php Followed details in install.txt file from php install routine. Running from php.exe as opposed to dll. This included copying bundled dll files from zip file to windows\system directory. *MDAC Installation* Installed Microsoft Data Access Components version 2.6 as downloade form Microsoft Website. *Apache Server Installation* Apache Server version 1.3.23 installed. Install directory d:\Program Files\Apache Configured httpd.conf as per details in install.txt . This took account of where php install location. Suspect that the test.php file needs to be in a particular location to be picked up by php. Is where is this defined. Regard Craig Smith -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php