Re: Help for a beginner

Hi > Hi everyone, first thank you for ALL help and the understanding that I am new to PHP and MySQL. > This is a long email and for that I apologize but I am trying to provide as much detail as possible. > If this is the wrong list to ask for help, kindly direct me to the proper authority. > > I am trying to learn and I have built the following environment. > > Windows Server 2008 Standard 32bit service Pack 2 with IIS7 > mysql-essential-5.1.41-win32 > php-5.3.1-nts-Win32-VC9-x86.msi > phpMyAdmin-3.2.4-english.zip > > > I followed the steps as detailed below (I already had IIS7 and CGI installed) > > > 1. Install CGI & PHP > > http://www.trainsignaltraining.com/iis-7-install-fastcgi-php/2008-09-04/ > > 2. Install MySQL > > http://www.trainsignaltraining.com/install-mysql-on-iis7/2008-09-10/ > > 3. Install PHPMyAdmin > > http://www.trainsignaltraining.com/install-phpmyadmin-on-iis7-and-server-2008/2008-09-16/ This is a bit vague on details. In particular, when installing PHP did you add the required extensions for MySQL, etc at step 6? Create a test page containing nothing but this: <?php phpinfo(); ?> Open the page in your browser and verify that mysql, gd, and mbstring are included. This will verify that: 1) you added them to your php.ini and 2) This is the INI file actually being used by the server and not some random other. > After I completed the installations > 1. If I navigate to the PHP directory and type php -info it spews a ton of data at me > AND > I created info.php which contains: <?php phpinfo(); ?> > When I browse this, it correctly produces a page with all the info about my PHP server. > Although I do not understand much of it I believe this confirms PHP is working correctly with IIS > > 2. I open the MySQL CLI and perform the commands outlined in Step 23 at this page > http://www.bicubica.com/apache-php-mysql/index.php > This returns the expected results, confirming MySQL is working > > 3. PHP is configured to work with php_mysql.dll as per the steps in the trainsignal links above > so I begin! > I go to the phpmyadmin page, enter root and my password and after a long time I get a FastCGI > error. I am not ready to believe it because, in classic MS form, it has several VERY different > potential causes, and I have covered all of those. Plus the error code is 0x00000000 which is like > saying nothing... I start thinking maybe it is not connecting to the mYSQL server right, the > instructions re: pma and the password made no sense to me so I fiddle with that with no change. > > > I write the mysql_test.php page in step 5 of > http://www.bicubica.com/apache-php-mysql/index.php > This fails with: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly > respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed > to respond. > > Because the PHP failed I try with ASP... > <% > set conn=Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") > conn.ConnectionString="Driver={mySQL};Server=localhost;Database=test;User > Id=root;Password=youwish" > conn.open > Response.write("Connected") > conn.close > %> > > This returns: > Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005' > [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver > specified > /test.asp, line 4 > > I believe I have established MySQL is working, but for some reason it appears that it cannot be > "reached" This IS on the same server so firewall should not be an issue, PLUS I confirmed > the installer did create a hole. I turn off the MS firewall to be safe, no change.... I try a > "repair" of MySQL, I uninstall, reboot and reinstall with no change. > > NOTE: at several points I have tried iisreset and/or rebooting the system with no change. > > I start to research the matter and my mind is now unglued. I found something referencing using > mcrypt with PHPMyAdmin to speed it up and wondered if maybe the long delay before the FastCGI error > could be resolved so I tracked down the dll, put it in my ext directory and changed my php.ini to > reflect this -- file found at http://files.edin.dk/php/win32/mcrypt/ > > I found quite a bit about using libmysql.dll but there was no such file in my install, I pulled > down the .zip package and that also did not contain it, I eventually found it in a 5.2.x archive but > that does not seem to have helped. I have tried enabling: only mysql, mysql AND mysqli, and only > mysqli. None of this seems to have done anything to change my situation. > > Again, I apologize for the lengthy message, I hope I have accurately described my issue in the > right amount of detail. > > Thank You! > Adam Sonzogni > > > > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- Niel Archer niel.archer (at) blueyonder.co.uk