Doc #64494 [Com]: Can't get PHP to act like it's installed

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64494&edit=1 ID: 64494 Comment by: mail+php at requinix dot net Reported by: jeffjohnson at cox dot net Summary: Can't get PHP to act like it's installed Status: Open Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem Operating System: Windows 7 PHP Version: 5.4.13 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: 5.3 doesn't have a .msi installer... apparently... yet?... just the .zips, so the "Windows Installer" method won't work. There's a page specifically for installing on IIS 7. Have you seen that yet? http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.iis7.php 1. Enable FastCGI support* 2. Follow the "Manual Installation Steps" 3. Create a handler for PHP* 4. Fiddle with permissions and other settings (IIS <3) * Those are the two big steps you (seem to be) missing. Without those you just have a stock IIS installation. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-03-22 23:00:46] jeffjohnson at cox dot net Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/install.windows.installer.msi --- I've attempted to follow both the "Normal Install" and the "Manual Installation Steps". As yet phpinfo() yields no output. In fact when it is in a *.php file, IE can't even find/open it. Seems like something is missing in doc. Background: (1) I chose the recommended download for Windows 7, the VC9 x86 Non Thread Safe (2013-Mar-15 04:08:07). (2) I'm trying to install with IIS and FastCGI (3) IIS does serve general *.htm sites Specific issues: (A) Under "Normal Install" instructions, there is a place where I am to "Run the MSI installer and follow the instructions provided by the installation wizard". There is no obvious way to run it. Using, Start - Run - msiexec.exe simply presents a help screen. No *.msi file appears to be provided with the download = stuck. (B) Using "Manual Installation", I made the changes in "Test Script", and also followed all the directions for configuration. Since I haven't figured this out yet, I have no suggestions on how to fix. Jeff Test script: --------------- changes to the php.ini-development file: 584c584 < ;error_log = php_errors.log --- > error_log = c:\inetpub\temp\php_errors.log 719c719 < doc_root = --- > doc_root = "c:\Inetpub\wwwroot" 730c730 < ; extension_dir = "ext" --- > extension_dir = "c:\php\ext" 743c743 < ;cgi.force_redirect = 1 --- > cgi.force_redirect = 0 763c763 < ;cgi.fix_pathinfo=1 --- > cgi.fix_pathinfo=1 771c771 < ;fastcgi.impersonate = 1 --- > fastcgi.impersonate = 1 775c775 < ;fastcgi.logging = 0 --- > fastcgi.logging = 0 880c880 < ;extension=php_mysql.dll --- > extension=php_mysql.dll Expected result: ---------------- Normal phpinfo() output Actual result: -------------- blank ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64494&edit=1