Anyone know how to set this thing up?

After formating my PC about 6 monthes ago, I now want to re-install my PHP environment. What really is blowing my mind is that it should be working, but isn't. I've got Apache installed in C:\\Apache, and the PHP parser and files under C:\\PHP so the parser is at C:\\PHP\\php.exe, and have tweaked the mime types in httpd.conf so that they point to the parser:

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

ScriptAlias PHP "C:"
Action application/x-httpd-php "/PHP/php.exe"

I make the test page with <?php phpinfo(); ?> but all that does it give the file as text. So, I'm guessing that my mime types arn't set up right. Any help would be greatly appreachiated.

Matt :smile:

Does it work if you put the php directory in the apache directory and not bother with the path alias?

no, its has to be set up this way to my knowledge.

Well, I have in mine the same things but with a small difference:

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

Bear in mind that you need to copy the php.ini file to your windows directory, be running Apache and visiting the php pages under http://localhost

yup, I've got appache working fine. I'll try what you said lep.

did what you said but its still not working.

AAAARRRRRGGGHHHH

OK i've reinstalled the files in C:\\Apache\\php\\php-4.3.3RC4-Win32\\ and have set the mimes as follows:

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

ScriptAlias php "c:/apache/php/php-4.3.3RC4-Win32/"
Action application/x-httpd-php "php/php-4.3.3RC4-Win32/php.exe"

And in c:\\Windows\\php.ini I've got doc_root pointing to C:\\Apache\\htdocs. I've restarted apache about a million times trying to get this thing to work, i'm still using my phptest page to see if it works, but of no avail. :sad:

Help!

looks on with interest

I got apache and php working on my old computer, but It wouldn't work on XP. Don't know if it was XP or something I wasn't doing right though.

Just give up trying to do it a clever way where you you understand what's going on and get phptriad or some other php installer :smile: That's what I did.

Oh, and you have to have this in your php.ini:
extension_dir = "c:\\apache\\php"

I did a fresh install and i still can't get it working. What the heck am i doing wrong? Could someone please explain in what respect I should be putting the file paths for the Script Alias and Action s**t.

I'm on the edge of sanity here.

Uninstall, then reinstall from fresh, and RTFM on how to set PHP up!

Oh and double check you're trying to view a .PHP file under localhost, the number of times I've thought something was php only to find out I had file extensions hidden and was playing around with .php.txt files...

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If you really want a good Apache/MySQL/PHP setup, go and get a really old box, stick a copy of GNU/Linux on it (I like Slackware) and hook it up to your local network. Means that not only do you have a decent test box, you also have a neat little centralised file/admin/whatever unit on your network.

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