Re: installation question

Thanks Madeleine. I have committed these changes to CVS they should appear on the site in about a half hour or so. Andrei, Steph, Christian, etc... Madeleine reworked the Win32 installation entry in the FAQ. If you have a minute please read it over to double check that everything is ok. Thanks, Scott Madeleine D. wrote:

Scott - HTML page attached. I based it on the existing one, so it should be easy to integrate to the FAQ page. Do we need to run this by anybody else, just to make sure the powers that be are happy with it??? Some of the points I added are valid to both UX/Win, but they're the kind of thing a newbie really needs to be aware of, so I did them anyway. thanks Madeleine D. At 01:35 PM 6/27/05 -0400, you wrote:

Hi Madeleine, I have no experience with PHP-GTK on windows. If you have an updated answer to that question I would be happy to update that page. Thanks, Scott Madeleine D. wrote:

Scott - Below - from this morning's php-gen list: I think his first question is coming from the FAQ page, where it lists these files belonging in the Windows directory. http://gtk.php.net/faq.php Since those files no longer exist, should the page maybe be updated? Also - this one is probably open for discussion, but I personally disagree with the recommendation that there be any files in the Win directory, including php.ini. I think it works much better to isolate the whole setup in a directory of its own. Maybe this could be an alternative suggestion. Just a thought. Madeleine D.

From: "data control" <quals@tpg.com.au> To: <php-gtk-general@lists.php.net> Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 18:26:30 +1000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-TPG-Antivirus: Passed Subject: [PHP-GTK] installation question Hi, all I'm new to php-gtk. According to the installation instruction, I copied

php4 to C:\php4, test in c:\php4\test and php.ini in windows. And I did the association for .php with php-win.exe. I can run the test programs in test folder. But there are tow problems: (1)I don't have gtk-1.3.dll, tdg-1.3.dll,,, in my windows folder. Where I can get them? (2)there are lots of gtk warning in a dos windows said unable to locate image in pixmap_path. Please give me a help! Thank you in advance.

Jack

-- Scott Mattocks scott@crisscott.com http://www.crisscott.com http://pear.php.net/user/scottmattocks

------------------------------------------------------------------------ <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Frequently Asked Questions - Windows installation</title> </head> <body><DL> <DT> <a name="3"><b>How do I install PHP-GTK on Win32?</b></a> </DT> <DD><P> Download the latest binaries from <a href="http://gtk.php.net/download.php">gtk.php.net</a>. The zip file contains all binaries needed to run core PHP-GTK, as well as extra features such as Glade/XML and Scintilla. Extract the files to a temporary directory and then copy them into the following locations: </P> <DD><P> <B>For Windows 98/NT/2000/XP:</B> </P> <DD><P>In your PHP directory (e.g., c:\php4): <UL> <li>php.exe <li>php_win.exe <li>php-cgi.exe <li>php.ini <li>php.ini-gtk <li>all .dll files </UL> In a test directory (e.g., c:\php4\test): <UL> <li>all .php files <li>testgtkrc <li>testgtkrc2 <li>window.xpm </UL><br> NOTE: You can install the php.ini into your Windows directory (i.e., c:\winnt or c:\windows) as indicated by the zip file, but it is often not a good option, depending on the installation. It is also no longer required; the php.exe (CLI version as of PHP 4.3.0) will search the working directory, e.g., c:\php4, as well as the Windows directory. Or you can specify your php.ini location in your command line statement with '-c' option, as given in the php_win example below. </P> <DD><P> <B>For Windows 95:</B> </P> <DD><P> PHP-GTK has <b>not</b> been tested on Windows 95 ... sorry. </P><br> <DD><P> <B>Testing the installation:</B> </P> <dd><p><dl>When the PHP-GTK files are installed, you can verify your setup using a DOS command line. A typical example would be:</p> <dd><p>c:\php4\php c:\php4\test\hello.php</p></dl> <p></p> <dd><p><dl>To avoid the DOS box, you can use the php_win executable, provided in the install file:</p> <dd><p>c:\php4\php_win c:\php4\test\hello.php</p> <dd><p>or:</p> <dd><p>start c:\php4\php_win c:\php4\test\hello.php</p> <dd><p>or:</p> <dd><p>c:\php4\php_win -c \php4\php.ini -f c:\php4\test\hello.php</p></dl> <dd><p>(If you have installed your php.ini file in your windows directory, the -c option can be dropped. For more information on command line options, see <a href="http://us3.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php">'Using PHP from the command line'</a> on the main PHP site.)</p> <DD><P> <B>Troubleshooting:</B> </P> <dd><p>If you can't produce the hello window, try the following:</p> <UL> <li>Verify the hello.php location, i.e., [drive:]\php4\test <li>Open hello.php in Notepad, and make sure there is no obvious corruption to the code. <li>Modify your php.ini file, to log any errors, as detailed below. <li>Review the postings at the <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-gtk-general">PHP-GTK discussion list archive</a> for possible solutions. <li>If you still have a problem, subscribe to the <a href="mailto:php-gtk-general-subscribe@lists.php.net">PHP-GTK general discussion list</a> and post your question there. </UL> <DD><P> <B>Tips/Tricks:</B> </P> <UL> <li>To debug your scripts, modify the php.ini file as follows: <UL>

     <li>Find the line for 'log_errors'.  Set it to 'On'.
     <li>Find the line for 'error_log'.  Remove the beginning semicolon (uncomment) and replace 'filename' with an actual file location.
         <br>Example: error_log=c:\php4\error_log.txt.      <li>If the error file does not exist, php will create it on the next run.  Open the file and review.   </UL>
  <li>If you are planning to launch on an association, decide which extension you want to use for your scripts.    Be aware that other applications register .php, so something like .php-gtk might be a better option.   <li>Check out the Code Snippets and Code Hints on the <a href="http://gtk.php.net/wiki/">PHP-GTK Wiki page</a>.

<li>You can set your scripts to use Win32 themes, courtesy of Christian Weiske. Check out the info page at: <br><a href="http://www.cweiske.de/phpgtk_themes.htm ">http://www.cweiske.de/phpgtk_themes.htm </a> <li>Install the <a href="http://www.cweiske.de/phpgtk_apps.htm#phpgtklauncher">php-gtk launcher</a>. It handles many of the Windows directory issues and provides a series of PHP-GTK icons. Also from Christian. <li>Consider using Glade/XML for setting up your screens and reducing maintenance time. <dl><dd>- Start with the info page at: <a href="http://gtk.php.net/manual/en/glade.gladexml.php">http://gtk.php.net/manual/en/glade.gladexml.php</a>.</dl> <br> </UL> </DL></body> </html>

-- Scott Mattocks scott@crisscott.com http://www.crisscott.com http://pear.php.net/user/scottmattocks