Re: Help for PHP Newbie!

Stephen: I'm having exactly the same problems as Bud...and I *have* followed all Installation instructions (Numerous times) But my php files still are not parsed and are displayed as text only. When I start the Apache server from the Apache icon (Not the short cut) It prints in the command prompt "Apache/1.3.27 <Win32> PHP/4.3.2 running..." So I feel like I've done something right. :) Any idea what I'm doing wrong? I'm on WinXP. Thanks, Emily wrenholte@yahoo.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen" <stephen.edmonds5@btinternet.com> Newsgroups: php.install To: "Bud Roble" <broble@CharlesRobleConsulting.com> Cc: "Installation Helplist (PHP)" <php-install@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 4:07 AM Subject: Re: [PHP-INST] Help for PHP Newbie! > Sounds like your Apache is not correctly set to pass php files. Heres how it > should be done: > > Open httpd.conf > > Search for "# Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) Support" > This should show a long list of commented (lines with # in front) lines. > Scroll to the bottom of the list and add: > > LoadModule php4_module C:/server/PHP/php4apache.dll > > Ensure that this command actually points to php4apache.dll. Also, you need > to find and copy php4ts.dll into EXACTLY the same directory as > php4apache.dll. > > If you continue to scroll down, the next session after the "LoadModule" > lines should be "AddModule". At the bottom of this list, you need to add the > line > > AddModule mod_php4.c > > Okay, so that is php installed, but next you need to set it so that .php > files are run using php! To do this, search for > "# AddType allows you to tweak mime.types without actually editing it, or > to" > You may already have a short list of options here, all you need to add is > > AddType application/x-httpd-php .php > > This tells Apache that all files that end in .php should be parsed using > php. Your files should now be working! One other feature you might like... > by default Apache will search for an index.html file to be display. You can > change this to load any file you like. Just search for > "# DirectoryIndex: Name of the file or files to use as a pre-written HTML" > Below it you should see this > > <IfModule mod_dir.c> > DirectoryIndex index.html > </IfModule> > > Simply add the files you would like to be displayed by default. Apache works > from left to right so this: > <IfModule mod_dir.c> > DirectoryIndex index.php index.html > </IfModule> > Would first look for an "index.php" file, and if it was not found, then > search for an "index.html" > > Good Luck > > Stephen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bud Roble" <broble@CharlesRobleConsulting.com> > To: <php-install@lists.php.net> > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 6:23 AM > Subject: [PHP-INST] Help for PHP Newbie! > > > > I've installed PHP 4.3.2 with Apache 1.3 and believe I've followed all the > > configuring instructions to the letter. I create the phpinfo.php script > > file for testing and placed it in the C:/program files/apache > > group/apache/htdocs folder for testing. When I type > localhost/phpinfo.php > > in my browser, the script is not being parsed. The script is simply > > displayed in the browser window as raw text. I can display all of the > html > > documents in the htdocs folder fine but any php document I browse to > simply > > displays the raw text in the browser. It acts the same whether I try at > > the localhost or from another computer on the network. What am I doing > > wrong? > > > > Any help will be greatly appreciated! > > > > Bud Roble > > broble@CharlesRobleConsulting.com > > (805)794-3027 > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Install Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com