Installing php 5.x on apache 2.x

[Samuel]

Can someone please help me install php on apache?

I downloaded the latest stable msi installer. Left it with default options
unless i specifically needed to change them (e.g. server). Then I went to
configue my httpd.conf file, and I realised I don't know where to put the
lines of code.

Can someone please say where I need to insert:

1) ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/php/"

2) AddType application/x-httpd-php .php3) Action application/x-httpd-php
"/php/php-cgi.exe"Thanks.

[Andy Hassall]

On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 23:16:37 -0000, "Samuel" <sa****@fssc.freeserve.co.uk>
wrote:

Can someone please help me install php on apache?

I downloaded the latest stable msi installer. Left it with default options
unless i specifically needed to change them (e.g. server). Then I went to
configue my httpd.conf file, and I realised I don't know where to put the
lines of code.

Can someone please say where I need to insert:

1) ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/php/"

2) AddType application/x-httpd-php .php3) Action application/x-httpd-php
"/php/php-cgi.exe"Thanks.

"php3" indicates you may have got this information from a very old source, and
are you sure you want to be installing as CGI when installing as an Apache
module is available? Running as a module is typically faster, and a more
"normal" configuration - there's situations where CGI may be more appropriate
but they're not all that common.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.manual.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/install...ws.apache2.php

... have up to date information.

I would forget using the ".exe" PHP installer and always use the ".zip"
version, as this comes with a number of useful extension DLLs that the
installer doesn't.

The installer is also supposed to set up your webserver for you, IIRC; if it
hasn't actually done that, then the .zip version should be no harder to
install.
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[Samuel]

I'm afraid you might have misread my post. the
1) ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/php/"

2) AddType application/x-httpd-php .php3) Action application/x-httpd-php
"/php/php-cgi.exe"Thanks.
was meant to read:

1) ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/php/"

2) AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
3) Action application/x-httpd-php
"/php/php-cgi.exe"
Thanks.

I looked at the .zip version and it seems more confusing than necessary.

I've had a look at the module code and I still don't know where to put the
lines.

To summerize:
1) I now want to know where to put these lines in the httpd.conf file:
i) LoadModule php5_module "c:/php/php5apache2.dll"
ii) AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
iii) PHPIniDir "C:/php"

2) I have decided against the .zip based on the fact it seems beyond my
ability.

3) I will now use the module code instead of the cgi code

4) I think I know where to put the first 2 lines of the module code, but I
still
don't know where to put the 3rd module code line.

[Ewoud Dronkert]

Samuel wrote:

1) I now want to know where to put these lines in the httpd.conf file:
i) LoadModule php5_module "c:/php/php5apache2.dll"
ii) AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
iii) PHPIniDir "C:/php"

Doesn't matter. I like to keep them all right behind the list of other
LoadModule statements.

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E. Dronkert

[Samuel]

"Ewoud Dronkert" <fi*******@lastname.net.invalid> wrote in message
news:ng********************************@4ax.com...

Samuel wrote:

1) I now want to know where to put these lines in the httpd.conf file:
i) LoadModule php5_module "c:/php/php5apache2.dll"
ii) AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
iii) PHPIniDir "C:/php"

Doesn't matter. I like to keep them all right behind the list of other
LoadModule statements.

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E. Dronkert

Hmmm... When I do that my Apache service won't start.
Any suggestions?

[Ewoud Dronkert]

Samuel wrote:

Hmmm... When I do that my Apache service won't start.
Any suggestions?

What's the error message when you start 'Test configuration' from the
submenu 'Configure Apache server' in the start menu item from Apache?

Could be a configuration error in php.ini.

Btw, I really don't understand your 'the zipfile is beyond me' attitude.
What exactly is so difficult about 1) download zipfile 2) unzip to c:\php
3) rename php.ini-recommended to php.ini ..??! Certainly the things you
plan to do with apache/php will be a lot more difficult than that.

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E. Dronkert