829 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I am running through a guide to install Apache with PHP. The step I am at asks me to open a command prompt and type in php -v to test path settings. When I do this, I get the following image, can anyone help me? OS: Server 2003 Enterprise PHP Windows Binary: 5.2.1 zip package - Tried different mirrors to eliminate package error. Apache: 2.2.4-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi I read that Apache 2.2 and PHP 5 do not play nice, but could it cause the problem in the image? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simcoweb Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Try installing one of the 'suite' packages like XAMP or WAMP. I have XAMP installed with Apache/PHP5.x no problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
829 Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 This is going to be used in a production environment and I have read that security wise those packages are not a good choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 If it a production environment, then why are you using windows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Oh, BURN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
829 Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 The last two comments are real mature, did you come up with those on your own? I am using Windows, because: #1. A properly secured server is a properly secured server -->. <-- Period #2. The only reason Microsoft is attacked more, is there is a larger Microsoft presence. If *nx was better, more people would use it. Now, if mature people would like to respond with helpful comments please do, I am still having this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman6003 Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Not sure what tutorial you're using, but I found a lot of info about using Apache 2.2 and PHP 5.2 together at www.apachelounge.com, so you may want to search around there some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 the things you are seeing in the image are warnings and so those might not matter, but it looks like the module was compiled or installed wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
829 Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 the things you are seeing in the image are warnings and so those might not matter, but it looks like the module was compiled or installed wrong Thank you for the more constructive reply. This is the guide I am using. http://www.expertsrt.com/tutorials/Matt/install-apache.html I extracted the zip to my webserver folder and applied the path in the Environmental Variables. I tried to eliminate the issue of compile problems with trying different mirrors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman6003 Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Have you read php's installation instructions? They are very detailed and should help you in setting up your server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
829 Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 I have, but it does not mention this php -v test process. I am just worried that if I continue I might be running into problems elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 This php -v test you are running refers to the php cli, not the apache module. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
829 Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 Right, but what I am trying to do is this. OK, you restarted and you're back. Let's make sure PHP is working. Go to Start->Run and type cmd and press OK to bring up a command window. At the command prompt, type php -v and press Enter. If you updated the PATH varaible correctly, you should see something like: PHP 5.1.2 (cli) (built: Jan 11 2006 16:40:00) Copyright © 1997-2006 The PHP Group Zend Engine v2.1.0, Copyright © 1998-2006 Zend Technologies If you get an error message like, "php is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file" go back and check to make sure you completed all the steps of adding your PHP folder to your PATH variable, and that you typed the file path correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
829 Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 Does anyone know what the error actually means? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
829 Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 I have started tracking down possible issues and found that the system still thinks there is another version of php installed on my machine. It stems from another open source program that did not uninstall all the services it installed. I have done some research and found possible dll's to be the culprit. Can anyone please tell me what I should be looking for? I am not in a position I can search the server currently, but a search on the web pointed out to look for this file, php4ts.dll. I am using PHP5, but the program that did not uninstall everything that it installed did use PHP4.3 I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
829 Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 I got the problem resolved on my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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