php.ini not in c:\winnt

[rondog]

Hi,

I have php 5.2.3 installed on a win2k machine with IIS. It is working because I can see phpinfo();

 

My problem is there is no php.ini file in c:\WINNT which is what phpinfo says for my configuration path. There is a php.ini folder in c:\php where I installed it. I tried copying php.ini into that folder and then it just displays <? phpinfo(); ?>

 

Where is phpinfo reading this stuff from?? I cant find the file to edit it.

 

http://movfactory.com/phpinfo.php

 

Thanks for any help.

-Ronnie

[tibberous]

You don't have to have a php.ini file. I'm not sure of winnt but with XP you have to start by moving the php.ini to the %systemroot%. Worst case, just run a file search for PHP.ini.

[rondog]

what do you mean you dont have to have one? php.ini contains all the php settings..and I tried moving php.ini into c:\winnt and when I load up phpinfo it displays <? phpinfo(); ?> and doesnt work

 

I did the search..all it found was php.ini inside c:\php

[wildteen88]

IF the configuration path line is set to C:/WINNT then it is not reading any php.ini configuration file. Only when it is set a full path and has php.ini added onto the end of it, eg: C:/WINNT/php.ini then PHP is reading that php.ini file.

 

I would recommend you to add the php folder to the Windows PATH. PHP should then be able to read the php.ini inside C:\php. For adding the php to the path please This PHP FAQ.

 

Also you should use the full PHP tags syntax (<?php  ?>) and not shorthand PHP syntax (<? ?> or <?= ?>)as by default PHP has short tags disabled. Also coding in full PHP tags syntax allows for your code to be more portable.

 

[Daniel0]

Also you should use the full PHP tags syntax (<?php  ?>) and not shorthand PHP syntax (<? ?> or <?= ?>)as by default PHP has short tags disabled. Also coding in full PHP tags syntax allows for your code to be more portable.

 

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[rondog]

IF the configuration path line is set to C:/WINNT then it is not reading any php.ini configuration file. Only when it is set a full path and has php.ini added onto the end of it, eg: C:/WINNT/php.ini then PHP is reading that php.ini file.

 

I would recommend you to add the php folder to the Windows PATH. PHP should then be able to read the php.ini inside C:\php. For adding the php to the path please This PHP FAQ.

 

Also you should use the full PHP tags syntax (<?php  ?>) and not shorthand PHP syntax (<? ?> or <?= ?>)as by default PHP has short tags disabled. Also coding in full PHP tags syntax allows for your code to be more portable.

 

 

I was going to add php to the windows path and add ;C:/php, but it was already there and in the very front. So any more suggestions?

[wildteen88]

Have you restarted IIS?. Also make sure you have restarted Windows too when you added PHP to the path. I am not experienced with IIS.

[rondog]

funny. doing <?php rather than <? made it display correctly. I have done <? many times on a dif server and it worked, so is that a setting in the ini file for short tagging or something?

[Daniel0]

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