Severe Frustration: Installing PHP w/ Apache

[benn600]

I've been trying for around 5 hours to get PHP and Apache running. I was using Vista on my server but am upgrading to Windows 2003 Server Enterprise x64.

 

I was using the standard PHP & Apache distributions so they are x86 based.

 

But I install Apache and it works fine. I get the "It Works" page. But if I install PHP, with auto configuring Apache, I am not able to view PHP! If I modify the "It Works" page to add:

 

<?php

HELLO

?>

 

No error is returned. Correct PHP also doesn't return anything. What's going on?! I I install WAMP I get two errors and nothing works there, either. I have tried installing WAMP on several computers and always get errors.

[938660]

i use a program called xampp

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#641

 

download the installer version- its got php mysql apache etc

[Ninjakreborn]

Attempt to use xxamp, or wamp.  You will find it alot easier and it comes with a lot more by default.

[MasterACE14]

yep, thats the way I'd be doing it, I only wish I knew about WAMP back when I started learning PHP lol, I set everything up the hard way 

[Ninjakreborn]

Well I advise setting it up the hard way when you can.  it teaches you how to do it, and teaches you more about the inner workings of php, apache, mysql, and the relationship they share in the backend.  As well as how they work together.

 

However, do this on a test server so you dont' mess something up on your main system. When I first starting manually installing servers I corrupted more than 1 of my computers at first.

[leonglass]

Don't you need to point to a different file on Windows.

# For PHP 4
Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php.exe"

# For PHP 5
Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php-cgi.exe"

from php docs hope it helps.