Re: Bug #16790: Installation instructions is outdated

From: Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 11:17:05 +0000
Subject: Re: Bug #16790: Installation instructions is outdated
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Also the php_ldap.dll and php_oracle.dll are gone from the extensions dir. Regards, Manuzhai <sp@m-me.dk> wrote in message news:bug-16790@bugs.php.net... > From: sp@m-me.dk > Operating system: Windows > PHP version: 4.2.0 > PHP Bug Type: Documentation problem > Bug description: Installation instructions is outdated > > I tried to install the new PHP 4.2 on my Windows 2000 server and found > several things in the installation manual that where out of date. > > The manual I refer to in this report is the following: > http://www.php.net/manual/en/install-windows.php > > When I use the zip file (not the installer) downloaded from php.net I run > into these problems: > > - The manual does not say anything about where to get the "php.exe" file. > The only "php.exe" file in the zip package is located in the "sapi" > directory, and I do therefore not believe that it is this one I should > use. > > - There is a new directory called "experimental". It seems to hold all the > experimental extensions (in prev. versions I believe that they where > located in the "extensions" directory like all the others). This should > also be in the manual (i.e. tell the user to copy the experimental > extensions wanted to the "extensions" directory or set the extension path > to point to this directory also). > > - "extensions/php_gd.dll" does no longer exist. I guess it's now called > "extensions/php_gd2.dll". Both the php.ini file and the documentation > lacks this information. > > I don't know if there are anything more then this, but it seems like this > manual is from one of the PHP 4.0.? versions. > > /watson > > -- > Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=16790&edit=1 > -- > Fixed in CVS: > http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=16790&r=fixedcvs > Fixed in release: > http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=16790&r=alreadyfixed > Need backtrace: Ñ”.%#³Fmݰ > jî5îhttp://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=16790&r=needtrace > Try newer version: > http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=16790&r=oldversion > Not developer issue: > http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=16790&r=support > Expected behavior: > http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=16790&r=notwrong > Not enough info: > http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=16790&r=notenoughinfo > Submitted twice: > http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=16790&r=submittedtwice >

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