Re: problems

Sorry, but this email address is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://php.net/support Thank you for your interest in PHP. Goba [one webmaster@php.net] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gillian McAven" <gmcaven@slingshot.co.nz> To: <webmaster@php.net> Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 1:35 AM Subject: problems > Hi > I want to teach myself php and I know html. I have a microsoft IIS 4 server > on my pc, and have it running on windows 98. Is PWS4 the same as IIS4? I > need to learn how to use it because I am working for a company that has a > virtual hosting account and we will be hosting our own clients websites. > They will expect me to send up php database controls to the remote server. > I have downloaded the manual, read it, and looked all over your website, but > nowwhere do you say which files to download - I am totally confused because > you do not point people to a simple download option for my beginner level. > I am not familiar with your file name endings, so do not know which one to > download, and whats the difference between each of these options you > display: > Complete Source Code > PHP 4.2.2 (tar.bz2) [2,654Kb] - 22 July 2002 > PHP 4.2.2 (tar.gz) [3,319Kb] - 22 July 2002 I have decided to take pot luck > and download this one. > Patches to latest version > PHP 4.2.0 to 4.2.2 patch [313Kb] - 22 July 2002 > This unified diff will enable you to update your local PHP source to the > latest version from 4.2.0. > PHP 4.2.1 to 4.2.2 patch [52Kb] - 22 July 2002 > This unified diff will enable you to update your local PHP source to the > latest version from 4.2.1. > Windows Binaries > All Windows binaries can be used on Windows 95/98/Me and on Windows > NT/2000/XP. > PHP 4.2.2 zip package [5,275Kb] - 22 July 2002 > (CGI binary plus server API versions for Apache, Apache2 (experimental), > ISAPI, NSAPI, Servlet and Pi3Web. MySQL support built-in, many extensions > included, packaged as zip) > PHP 4.2.2 installer [913Kb]- 22 July 2002 > (CGI only, MySQL support built-in, packaged as Windows installer to install > and configure PHP, and automatically configure IIS, PWS and Xitami, with > manual configuration for other servers. N.B. no external extensions > included) > > ------------- > So What about windows binaries. Should I be downloading any of these- > instead of the complete source code, especially the 5 meg version. what do I > want binaries for? and do I need to download anything else? what do the > file ending names mean? tar bz and gz? > Many thanks > Gillian McAven > > > >