Apache2.2.11 and PHP5 install..test.php error why?

[weevil]

Hi everyone!

 

I will try to give you as much info as possible to solve this quick! I am reading the Apache_Php_sql weekend crash course and I am stuck on testing my php installation.

 

Here's what I have so far.

Vista

Installed Apache 2.2.11 listening on port 80 at "c:\server". Had a small issue with that until I stopped IIS! Cool no problems now! So I do as instructed and test my Apache install by pointing browser to http://localhost and I get "It Works!". Moving on to PHP install now.

 

I download php 5.2.10 unzip it to "c:\PHP". Ok now the book tells me to copy the php.ini-dist file (located in the PHP install directory) to php.ini and locate the new file in your system's windows or winnt directory. This makes no sense b/c there is no php.ini just php.ini-dist and php.ini-recommended. So I interpreted this part of the instructions to mean. Rename php.ini-dist to php.ini and copy/paste it into "c:\windows" (note I copied the un-edited php.ini into the windows directory). Now I copied the php5ts.dll file to "c:\windows\system". Last step...from the book says to edit the php.ini file and change the path specified with the extension_dir parameter to the directory of your PHP installation (for example, extension_dir = c:\php-version ). Well mine has "c:\PHP"

 

Final step: Updating http/conf on windows from book.

 

"After the existing LoadModule lines, add the following line:

LoadModule php_module c:\php-version\sapi\php4apache2.dll"

 

I have "LoadModule php5_module c:\PHP\php5apache2_2.dll"

 

then it says to.. "Add the following lines after any existing AddType lines:

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

AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps"

 

and I have

"AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php5 .phtml

AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps"

 

Now I created a test.php file and placed in c:\server\htdocs\

 

<?php

phpinfo();

?>

I go to http://localhost and I still get it works! however when i go to http://localhost/test.php I get "not found" the requested URL/test.php was not found on this server

[mmarif4u]

1st of all where you saved your files?

 

2ndly, want to reduce your pain use xampp.

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

[wildteen88]

I download php 5.2.10 unzip it to "c:\PHP". Ok now the book tells me to copy the php.ini-dist file (located in the PHP install directory) to php.ini and locate the new file in your system's windows or winnt directory. This makes no sense b/c there is no php.ini just php.ini-dist and php.ini-recommended. So I interpreted this part of the instructions to mean. Rename php.ini-dist to php.ini and copy/paste it into "c:\windows" (note I copied the un-edited php.ini into the windows directory). Now I copied the php5ts.dll file to "c:\windows\system".

I do not recommend moving files out side the PHP installation folder. Instead you should extract the contents of the zip to C:\PHP. Now add the PHP folder to the PATH Environment Variable. Next rename the php.ini-recommended file to just php.ini. Open the php.ini and change

extension_dir = "./"

to

extension_dir = "C:/PHP/ext"

 

Save the php.ini and restart Apache.

 

I go to http://localhost and I still get it works! however when i go to http://localhost/test.php I get "not found" the requested URL/test.php was not found on this server

Go to C:/Sever/htdocs delete all files, except test.php. Now go to http://localhost and you should see a directory listing with test.php listed. Click test.php. Does it run?