PHP 4.2.2 + Apache 2.0.39 (Windows)

[Manojo]

How do u know Apache is working? I know it is a stupid question, but when I start Apache, it starts normally, but I can't see the Apache icon in the icon bar.

The localhost pages are working for me, at least the index.html. I am unable to view the PHPInfo.php file. I checked the PHP.ini file twice and found no mistakes. So why?

[Kinsbane]

How do u know Apache is working? I know it is a stupid question, but when I start Apache, it starts normally, but I can't see the Apache icon in the icon bar.

The localhost pages are working for me, at least the index.html. I am unable to view the PHPInfo.php file. I checked the PHP.ini file twice and found no mistakes. So why?

I am having the same problem. Whenever I try to bring up localhost/PHPInfo.php, it doesn't recognize the extension as something that should be parsed - and asks me to download the file. Maybe we need to declare the php.exe as a parser file somewhere in Apache?

[vesa kortelainen]

Kinsbane, Did you installed php ?

Manohar: What windows version you are using? Im using Win95 and to me Apache just open a "ms-dos window" and it works fine

-Vesa

[Kinsbane]

Kinsbane, Did you installed php ?

Manohar: What windows version you are using? Im using Win95 and to me Apache just open a "ms-dos window" and it works fine

-Vesa

Yeah, I did. I have Apache 2.0.40 loaded w/php4.2.2 as a module. But it won't process/parse for rendering to the browser a simple phpinfo() function.. weird.

I'm on XP Pro.

[vesa kortelainen]

yea..it's weird..

uh, may be re-install php?  

-Vesa

[Kinsbane]

yea..it's weird..

uh, may be re-install php?  

-Vesa

Why?
I configured everything correctly, yet I think Apache somewhere is not recognizing something in php as being the parser.

[vesa kortelainen]

check your apache conf. file..

[Xty]

Having the same problems as a couple of other people. The Apache Monitor does not indicate whether it is on or not. There is always a red dot on the feather in the system tray and yet I can call up the http://localhost/ and have it serve up my index page. The PHPInfo.php will not display. Any ideas out there?

[Manojo]

Vesa Kortelainen, I'm using windows Me. Maybe it is different, but I have no Idea. Any ideas?

[Manojo]

Is it a problem with this line?

session.save_path = c:/temp

Maybe because of the slash?

[vesa kortelainen]

Manohar : Hmm. Me.. I don't know..

"session.save_path = c:/temp" <- That will save PHP session_id (PHP can create session_id and  "log" users) in your tempfolder.

The slash you using is correct. In win32 you should use "/" (As you did).

[Manojo]

Ok thanks!
But that doesn't solve the problem for me. So what should I do?

[Flash-db]

Make sure the Apache Config file is correct - probably the most important parts in this case are the lines:


LoadModule php4_module c:/PHP/sapi/php4apache2.dll

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php3 .phtml .php4

Place the above lines after the large block of Load Module statements in the config file.  Make sure the Path - c:/PHP/....  is correctly pointing to the php4Apache2.dll.  And make sure you copied the dlls to the correct area in the windows/system folder as outlined in the first post of this thread.

It may be sligtly different for older versions of Windows - some of the folder names may be slightly different but the concept is the same.

If the Apache Service Monitor is not showing up in the bottom right Task Bar - then check your start Menu - for the Apache listing - it will have some sub folders for starting, stopping, and restarting the service.  

I have noticed that the Apache service monitor has some problems displaying in the task bar on older versions of windows - but you can almost always find it in the Start Menu.  

Make sure to Restart - or stop and start the Apache Server after Each change you make to either the PHP.ini file or Apache.httd configuation file.  Otherwise the changes will not show up.

[Flash-db]

For the default Directory index page - find the line in the Apache httd configuration file:

DirectoryIndex index.html index.php

And change this to:

DirectoryIndex myDefaultDirectoryPage.html

That should do it.

[Kinsbane]

For the default Directory index page - find the line in the Apache httd configuration file:

DirectoryIndex index.html index.php

And change this to:

DirectoryIndex myDefaultDirectoryPage.html

That should do it.

This is what I was referring to in my previous post, and it's what makes my Apache work - this is the .conf file generated by phptriad when it sets everything up.


Action application/x-httpd-php /php/php.exe

After I inserted this line, and restarted Apache, I was able to parse & render PHP documents.