Help!! Installation Fail, Win98, APahce1.3.14, PHP4.0.3

************************************************************** A PHP Newbie's Problem, Thanks for Any Direction ************************************************************* Platform: Windows 98, Apache Server 1.3.14. PHP 4.0.3. For this project, I need to build a online database system. Apache is my Web Server, also I select MySQL as the database platform, so the PHP is selected to access MySQL then return result ( after necessary processing ) to Apache. I had installed Apache before to "C:\Apache", at that time I used Apache Jserv 2.0 and Tomcat modeles, the system worked perfectly. But I never tried to use /cgi-bin/ directory. Now I downloaded the windows installer version of PHP4.0.3 (CGI Version, it included MySQL, so enough for me) at first and installed it to "C:\php", under DOS box, it's fine to execute like "php my.php". then I made relevant change as the manual said. (1) copy php.ini to c:\windows (2) copy php4ts.dll to c:\windows\system ( msvcrt.dll had been there) (3) change httpd.conf: ScriptAlias /php/ "C:/php" AddType application/x-httpd-php .php AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php.exe" Now I start the Apache, when I use "http://localhost/php" or "http://localhost/cgi-bin", both response as "NO PERMISSION to Access the directory". When use "http://localhost/php/test.php" ( test.php in the directory c:\php ), or "http://localhost/test.php" ( test.php in /htdoc/ directory), it always showed "500 Intenet Server error". I thought that's some dirty left on Apache by Tomcat or Jserv made PHP doesn't work, so I uninstalled and installed Apache and PHP again, everything same as the above situation, now I use "http://localhost/php?test.php", now it told me "404 File not found". Also the "localhost/php/" and "localhost/cgi-bin" still as Unaccessible. I think I had made some mistake like, when I put the CGI version PHP outside of Apache Web tree, I need add some force-redirect to access the PHP functions. I checked many FAQ and manual, no situation similair to mine. Also I tried to use the redirect in httpd.conf as: AddType text/html .php AddHandler php-scr .php Action php-scr /cgi-bin/php Still not work. So it seems the only thing I can do now is to recompile Apache with PHP with options as -force-redirect-.. So any one can give me any direction about this problem? Also welcome any instruction about how to recompile the two package together. Big thanks. !!!!!