Re: FW: [PHP-DOC] help needed with windows install part of the PHP manual

On Monday 21 June 2004 12:01, Steph wrote: > In order to install PHP so that it could be run as one of several PHP > installations, you would install to a single directory, keeping the .ini > and all other files related to that installation together, and configure > your server to point toward the installation that you're using at the time. > It's MUCH easier to install for multiple installations than it is to do as > Edin suggests. > > However, if you want to run PHP as an Apache module rather than as cgi, the > situation changes. In that case, Edin's solution is by far the easiest for > beginners. This is not really correct. First of all my instructions were valid for all web servers, including Apache, IIS, and even cgi/cli usage. The only case which it does not cover is multiple versions of php installed on the same box. But I don't belive this to be common case for people who are installing php and reading the instructions. A link to "advanced setup instructions for running multiple simultaneus php versions on the same machine" would be more than enough in the base install instructions. Edin