Re: 32bit PHP on 64bit Vista.

2009/9/9 Ruslan Yakushev <ruslany@microsoft.com>: > Hi Richard, > > Some Windows/IIS related content on docs.php.net is very out of date, for example: > http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.manual.php . It would > be definitely useful to incorporate a lot of PHP related content from iis..net into the php.net > manuals. > > Do you know whom I should work with to get the update process started? > > Thanks, > Ruslan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Quadling [mailto:rquadling@googlemail.com] > Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 1:18 AM > To: Ruslan Yakushev > Cc: Jason; php-windows > Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] 32bit PHP on 64bit Vista. > > 2009/9/2 Ruslan Yakushev <ruslany@microsoft.com>: >> The PHPRC is a much better approach than editing the registry. With IIS you can actually >> set this environment variable for a specific php-cgi process instead of defining it globally. Here >> is how IIS fastcgi configuration will look like: >> >> <fastCgi> >>    <application fullPath="C:\PHP\php-cgi.exe"> >>        <environmentVariables> >>            <environmentVariable name="PHPRC" >> value="C:\Path\To\YourINIFile\" /> >>        </environmentVariables> >>    </application> >> </fastCgi> >> >> You can find more information here: >> >> >> http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/246/using-fastcgi-to-host-php-applications-on-iis-70/#Per-site_PHP_configuration >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Richard Quadling [mailto:rquadling@googlemail.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 3:26 AM >> To: Jason >> Cc: php-windows >> Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] 32bit PHP on 64bit Vista. >> >> 2009/9/1 Jason <networkadmin@emarket2.com>: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I use PHP 5.2 on Vista x64. >>> >>> Rather than use the registry we use the PHPRC environment variable to determine the ini >>> file location. This works the same on all editions of Windows - x86 and x64. Would this be a good >>> alternative to use? >>> >>> In direct answer to your question though, the Wow node is for 32 bit apps under x64 >>> windows - I would expect PHP to be looking there, just like any other x86 windows app. >>> >>> Don't forget to make sure IIS (if that's your webserver on Vista) is in WOW32 >>> mode, otherwise php won't run at all. >>> >>> HTH >>> J >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Richard Quadling [mailto:rquadling@googlemail.com] >>> Sent: 01 September 2009 09:24 >>> To: php-windows >>> Subject: [PHP-WIN] 32bit PHP on 64bit Vista. >>> >>> Hi. >>> >>> Is there anyone who here running 32bit PHP on a 64bit Vista platform >>> who could help me with a IniFilePath registry query. >>> >>> The question relates to the use of >>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PHP] vs >>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP]. >>> >>> I'm on 32bit XP and have no 64bit Vistas available. >>> >>> Any comments would be appreciated. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Richard. >>> -- >>> ----- >>> Richard Quadling >>> "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" >>> EE : http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_248814.html >>> Zend Certified Engineer : >>> http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 >>> ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling >>> >>> -- >>> PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >>> >>> >> >> Thank you for that Jason. I've passed your comments (sans email) along. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Richard. >> >> -- >> ----- >> Richard Quadling >> "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" >> EE : http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_248814.html >> Zend Certified Engineer : >> http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 >> ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling >> >> -- >> PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> >> > > Thank you Ruslan. > > The Learn.IIS.net site really seems to have a LOT of useful info > regarding PHP. How much of this can be incorporated into the PHP > Manual? > > -- > ----- > Richard Quadling > "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" > EE : http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_248814.html > Zend Certified Engineer : > http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 > ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling > > The main mailing list for PHP documentation is phpdoc@lists.php.net From there you can get others involved. -- ----- Richard Quadling "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" EE : http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_248814.html Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling