Re: install IIS ISAPI

From: "Vincent DUPONT" <Vincent.dupont@ausy.be> > I use to install PHP under IIS as a ISAPI module. So I > add a ISAPI filter and define a new App mapping in 'configure' > > When looking at the documentation (see http://be.php.net/manual/en/install.iis.php, > "Windows NT/2000/XP and IIS 4 or > newer") I can read : > "If you don't want to perform HTTP Authentication using PHP, > you can (and should) skip this step. Under ISAPI Filters, add > a new ISAPI filter. Use PHP as the filter name, and supply a path to the php4isapi.dll. > > If I understand well, we should skip this step whe possible. > I don't use HTTP authentcation, but I always add a ISAPI filter > to my IIS config. Why should we avoid this?? > > I tried to remove the ISAPI filter and restart IIS. Everything seems Ok I've always wondered why the docs recommend to skip this step and have commented on it in the past. I don't use HTTP Authentication, either, but I've never gotten PHP to work under IIS without adding an ISAPI filter. ---John Holmes...