i just set up apache and php using this tutorial...
http://crowdesigns.apachego.com/apache/
put your dlls into Windows/System folder and put you php.ini in your
Windows folder. I didn't install mysql as i'm delusional and think
i'm going to skip mysql and jump to postgresql (pgsql).
pgsql alledgedly has more functionality, but is also much less popular
and used less than mysql - and tutorials are pretty darn scarce
relative to mysql.
i used apache 2.0.47 and php 4.3.3 on my win98 box.
i ran into a problem testing my php b/c the file (i got html output
only) i thought i downloaded wasn't the actual file that was
downloaded. when i actually put proper php code into the file, it
worked like a charm.
except for the stupid non php content, the whole thing was pretty
painless.
i recommend using notepad (or another editor) and putting
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
as your php test script. make sure you save it as test.php.
then type in...
http://localhost.test.php (or
http://localhost:8080/test.php, as the
case may be - that screwed me up for a day or so).
Ther are other modifications you can make to youe apache httpd.conf
(configuration) file that i picked up using othr tutorials. do a
google on "apache php mysql configuration" or "... install" and review
some other tutorials for additional ideas.
in addition, you may have to hard link some urls so you can follow
this advice i just picked up from the newsgroups today...
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how to make "localhost" into "www.nameiwant.com"
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Yes!! there is a way..
Go to your windows directory, and you should be able to find a file
hosts.sam (hosts sample file) If there is no hosts file, copy
hosts.sam to hosts.
Open hosts, and you'll see some minimal descriptions, etc...
On the line that says:
127.0.0.1 localhost
add
www.nameiwant.com
i.e. (horizontal seperator is space, or tab char)
127.0.0.1 localhost
www.nameiwant.com
save the file.
open you web browser, connect to
www.nameiwant.com, and voila -- same
thing as localhost.
If the sitename exists on the internet, your system will connect
locally, in preference to going outside (it looks in the local copy of
the hosts file first..).
So, you could even use the target name of the system you will
eventually be uploading to.., locally -- but this may cause all kinds
of confusion, if you try to work on both the local, and remote systems
at the same time, with the same name :) (just ask me about it:) :) :)
i also saw another google message that said...
You have also to modify ServerName directory in httpd.conf.
is this an add'l step or an alternate step? i don't know. i will
find out this weekend.
good luck.
mi***********@mail.com (Michel) wrote in message news:<a9**************************@posting.google. com>...
What free programs, where to download and how to install and start
programming a dynamic website that enables visitors to log in, lookup
and write data in/from a serversite database. So how can I write and
test it without internet on a win98se pentium?
thanks
