#32607 [NEW]: path changes in windows

From: mark at seriti dot com Operating system: windows 2000 PHP version: Irrelevant PHP Bug Type: Documentation problem Bug description: path changes in windows Description: ------------ At last I have installed PHP with Apache 2 on windows 2000 This was after a two day wild goose chase involving php.ini not being read, dll's not loading, the include_path variable not being recognised for PEAR extensions. Anyhow I learnt two things that I hope will save someone else the pain i have been through. 1.) If PHP does not find PHP.INI it uses hard coded default values that work fine until you install PEAR extensions and need to change the "Include_path" varaiable....then your troubles begin unless you knew about 2.) below 2.) To keep PHP files in a separate directory you must add "C:\PHP" TO YOUR PATH STATEMENT (Control panel, system, advances, environmental variables, system variables, select path and edit) AND REBOOT THE MACHINE OTHERWISE THE PATH VARIABLE DOES NOT UPDATE. The install.txt urges a manual install but neglects to mention the REBOOT requirement for the PATH statement to take effect. A minor omission but what a lot of pain it caused me. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=32607&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32607&r=mysqlcfg