grebmil

My computer at work (my day job - no tech experience required) runs Win98 and is connected with the network. I\'m not sure what the server is running, but I think it is a Unix system. Anyway, my question is this: I want to install Apache as a localhost only on my computer with php and mysql. Is there any possability this could cause problems with my network connection, settings, etc? I\'m sure the Admin would not allow me to install php and mysql on the server (even if he did, it would be like 3 years before anything would get done) and if he knew the answer to the above question it would take at least a year for him to respond to my e-mails. I\'de get a one-on-one meeting with the president before I\'de get the opportunity to ask him in person. (can anyone guess why he is so elusive?) If anyone could provide any input, it would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise, I\'m stuck using MS Access. (I have MS Office SBEdition so I have to develope at home and am stuck with limited usability at work). Not pretty!

Does it only fail to find/recognize .php files or all files? Try an HTML file. Does you browser find that through localhost? What if you save your php files with a different extention ( .php3, .php4, phtml, are a few that have been used). If only php files are the problem you should be able to narrow it down to only a few possabilities. You may want to check your ini files to make sure the php extention is listed properly. Doen\'t know why it would change by itself overnight but I have seen stranger things.