Apache1.3.14(Win32)/PHP4.0.4pl1 apparently works ...

Dear newsgroup, I've installed Apache 1.3.14 and PHP 4.0.4pl1 (both from binaries) on my Win95 system (off-line, for development). I have also installed the required Winsock2 and dcom95. After modifying the httpd.conf (apache) and php.ini configuration files, I can start the Apache server and get the message Apache/1.3.14 (Win32) PHP/4.0.4pl1 running ... as if everything is sweet, and as a matter of fact Apache seems ok for all types of content, except PHP, that it returns as blank content, even though it reads the source (it's there in 'view-source'). I don't even seem to be able to run the CGI executable (http://localhost/cgi-bin/php.exe/file.html right? but I have tried many variations) Does anyone out there have an idea of what is going on here? please also reply to my mailbox, thanks a lot Giampaolo