PHP Testing

[bozzner]

Help!
I am newbie. I am trying to setup a web server on my computer at home, with Apache 2.0. My machine is running Windows XP pro. I updated the machine with the lastes service pack.

I installed Apache and it works fine. The test page comes up properly.

I installed PHP and trying to test it. I just get the test code displayed. <? php phpinfo();?>

Any help on what to do?

P.S. I am not sure what directory to save the php tets file in. I save it in several places, in the Apache directory, in the programs directory.


Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

[Yeldarb]

save in the www directory, then you must type http://(IP)/file.php to see it.

[Yeldarb]

save in the www directory, then you must type http://(IP)/file.php to see it.

[Voetsjoeba]

You don't seem to have the PHP module installed. There a great tutorial on how to do this at http://www.ricocheting.com/server/index.html

[norie]

Originally posted by Yeldarb
save in the www directory, then you must type http://(IP)/file.php to see it.
http://localhost/file.php

works too.

on apache the folder is

directory where you installed\Apache Group\apache2\htdocs\file.php

something like that. :)

[bozzner]

Still Not Working?
I tried everything, suggested. I read and reinstall everthing from scratch. No response.
I did a version check at the dos prompt php-v and i get see below:

C:\PHP>php -v
PHP 4.3.4 (cgi-fcgi) (built: Nov 2 2003 23:47:22)
Copyright (c) 1997-2003 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v1.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2003 Zend Technologies

C:\PHP>

I know the module is working.

Please any suggestions, will be appreciated.

Thanks

[Jubba]

did you edit the httpd.conf file in the Apache directory?

[bozzner]

Vash,

Yes. I did edit the httpd.conf file. The Apache test installation page come up fine.

[Jubba]

you edited it to tell it where the php.exe file lies and the extensions to recognize?

where is the PHP folder?

[bozzner]

Vash,

The PHP folder is in c:\php\

I am not sure what do you mean by tell it where php.exe is? The instructions, did not say to edit anything about php.exe.

I am using several installation instructions, and they are all basically the same. The automatically assume that this is a very simple process. Somehow I can't get mine to work.

Thanks

[Jubba]

Scroll down to the bottom of the httpd.conf file and add these lines:


ScriptAlias /php/ "__PATH TO PHP FOLDER__"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
Action application/x-httpd-php "__PATH TO PHP.EXE__"

for the first part its something like "c:/php/"

and the third line should be "/php/php.exe" or something similar...

[bozzner]

Vash,

Tried what you suggested, did nopt work. I stopped and restarted the Apache server after I edited the httpd.conf file.

Any other suggestions.

[Jubba]

has to be something simple where is your php folder located? where is your apache folder located? and what did you put in the httpd.conf file?

[bozzner]

Vash,

I am sure that you are correct. What confused me more are when to use / and \ and " ". I cannot tell the difference.

I know Apache has two directories,

1) c:\Apache\Apache2
2) c:\programs\apache\apache2

PHP is in C:\php

when I edit the httpd.conf file I am sometimes confused when to use the /, \ and " ".

Thanks

[Jubba]

try putting these three lines at the bottom of the httpd.conf file in the c:\programs\apache subdirectory...


ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/php/"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php.exe"

that should be what you need... other than that I am not sure... just make those changes... save the file and then restart apache...

[sinus_]

correct me if im wrong, but is there a space between <? php ???
i always use <?php... (no space)...
if so, try <?php phpinfo(); ?>

try to use <?php ?> with no space between <? and php just <?php than close the tag at the end...

also, when u get the phpinfo() thing up and running, ul know important stuff like where ur php.ini is located

[Jubba]

technically you don't even need php. just <? will do. He doesn't have PHP running on his server because if he didn't then we would get a parse error and he wasn't experiencing that...