RE: [PHP-NOTES] RE: note 90855 rejected and deleted from install.windows by notes editor thiago

Dan, Thanks for your feedback. I'll have to look into the Digest version, didn't notice that option, but 60-80 e-mails per day is too much traffic while I'm doing development. As I'm sure you know when one is "heads-down" on a development project constant "you have mail" is distracting. Thank you for the offer to look into my "issue". It is apparently benign but leads one to believe there is a problem with the install -- when there may not be -- and I learned long ago that one doesn't zoom past a possible bug until it is solved or resolved. I've brought the original text up, which describes my environment and what I've done, so you don't have to wade through the entire thread. Thanks in advance, Don *********************************************** I've been in IT for years but I’m a newbie at setting up a blog site. Background: Right now I’m in the middle of manually installing PHP 5.2.9 (rather than using the .MSI) on XP Pro SP3 using IIS 5.1. I’ve verified IIS 5.1 and MMC 3.0 and already installed MySQL 5.1, and FileZilla. I'm using ISAPI instead of CGI, by the way. This is a dev machine, the final web site will get pushed to a host but I want to do the development/learning locally. The reason I’m sticking with IIS is that my host does not support Apache, so WAMP / Xampp is out. Issue: No matter what I do I can't get phpinfo() to properly report the location of the “Configuration File Path”. It seems "glued to" C:\WINDOWS. I’ve researched this until my fingers are nubs (starting with but not limited to the PHP site) but I’m not coming up with anything that works. Here’s what I’ve done: I've: 1. Included PHP in the Windows PATH (before MySQL’s) as ";E\PHP;" 2. Added the PHPRC system variable pointing to my install location as "E:\PHP" 3. Modified PHP.INI's extension_dir to point to "e:\php\ext" 4. Modified the Registry to include: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP IniFilePath E:\PHP 5. Though it may not be relevant, I've set up the ISAPI module in IIS Properties for all "Web Sites" as follows: 5a. Added to the ISAPI Filters list: PHP pointing at e:\php\php5isapi.dll 5b. Set the Home Directory: Execute for Scripts Only 5c. Mapped the .php extension, having it point at the same location as above and setting verbs to: GET,POST,HEAD 6. Set the Documents, adding “index.php” and moving it to the top of the list 7. I then stopped and restarted IIS using net stop and net start (and completely rebooted my workstation too) No matter how many times I've checked my entries, when I run phpinfo( ) -- as test.php -- the "Loaded Configuration File" data is correct (E:\PHP\php.ini), but the "Configuration File Path for php.ini is not; it still points to "C:\WINDOWS". I'm not sure how serious this is, yet. The simple tests I've run so far seem to work okay but I'm concerned that having the Configuration File Path wrong, will "get me" sooner or later. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. *********************************************** -----Original Message----- From: parasane@gmail.com [mailto:parasane@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Brown Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 6:42 PM To: Don; php-notes@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-NOTES] RE: note 90855 rejected and deleted from install.windows by notes editor thiago Yeah, and it was a good suggestion. And with your follow-ups and such, you *should* consider joining the General mailing list. It's about 60-80 messages per day now, I believe, which you can even receive as a daily digest as opposed to individual messages throughout the day. Folks such as yourself, Don, are what make open source projects such as PHP truly thrive. The people that give a damn enough to put their ideas out there. As for your actual issue, I admit that I did not even read your post. Thiago, one of our editors, rejected your post, and all I did was glance over it to verify that it met the requirements for rejection (which it did, as you understand). If you would like, you can forward me a description of your issue personally and I will see what I can do to help you resolve it as quickly as possible. Then you can get back to working on progress instead of banging your head off the desk. Believe me, I know how it is! On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 21:29, Don <dpharshman@dslextreme.com> wrote: > Not trying to start a war here.  It was just a suggestion.  And.  Yes.  I > did check out the mailing lists site and it warned about receiving a BOAT > LOAD of e-mails every day.  I checked out the UG sites and most of them were > fronts for companies looking for business or selling products -- as I said > earlier there was one in Denver that was on the up and up.  I checked out > all the doc pages even remotely related and there was "nada" on > "Configuration Path File" values that I could find. I really did do my > homework.  I searched and searched and searched and searched on and off your > site for an answer -- for a couple of days now -- instead of getting my > website built.  So, you see I too am busy.  :o) > > BTW, it seems after doing all that research that my issue is not really a > problem it is ... just "the way it is" with phpinfo().  Apparently, or so it > was reported to me from another site, C:\WINDOWS is hard-coded into the > phpinfo() function as the value for Configuration Path File and there is > simply no way of changing it.  ... Would that be a bug? ... It certainly is > misleading when you're in the middle of setting up PHP on IIS 5.1 for the > first time ever.  It leads one to suspecting something is broken when it > isn't. > > As I said earlier, it really is a great site ... I just hope my "Forum > Dream" comes true.  :o) > > Take care. > > -----Original Message----- > From: parasane@gmail.com [mailto:parasane@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Daniel > Brown > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 6:07 PM > To: Don; PHP Mirrors List > Subject: Re: [PHP-NOTES] RE: note 90855 rejected and deleted from > install.windows by notes editor thiago > >    Because we're all volunteers who devote as much time as we can, > but we're all pulled in a billion directions.  And imagine the amount > of work that goes into moderating a *forum* in addition to the user > notes. > >    Besides, did you even look at the support page?  We run several > mailing lists, and I'd recommend that you check out the > php-general@lists.php.net mailing list for your specific problem. > Then you could spend time constructively as opposed to complaining > about how you wish things were.  ;-P > >    (P.S. - Despite the additional work, there have been several > discussions, as recent as the beginning of this week, of adding a > forum to the site.  So keep your eyes peeled.) > > > > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 19:18, Don <dpharshman@dslextreme.com> wrote: >> Guess my issue was there didn't seem to be a right place and a number of > the >> a messages attached to articles were discussing issues.  Why you don't >> support a normal Forum format, like just about every other technical > website >> I don't know.  Oh well.  Onward. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: parasane@gmail.com [mailto:parasane@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Daniel >> Brown >> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 3:07 PM >> To: Don >> Cc: php-notes@lists.php.net >> Subject: Re: [PHP-NOTES] RE: note 90855 rejected and deleted from >> install.windows by notes editor thiago >> >>    You should have no problem finding a whole host of resources >> available, Don, but had you read the rules and guidelines before you >> posted your note, you'd have known you were in the wrong place. >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 15:47, Don <dpharshman@dslextreme.com> wrote: >>> Gotta tell you that I'm not all that impressed with your reply.  I like >> the >>> website, a lot.  It's a great resource.  But you "support" section leaves >> a >>> lot to be desired.  For instance, I tried tracking down a user group that >>> wasn't just a sales pitch in disguise, and I finally found one in Denver >> ... >>> that "may" be of some value.  Seems to me you folks could set up a forum >>> rather easily. >>> >>> In the meantime I'm scouring the entire world wide web looking for a >>> (apparently non-existent) answer to my question. >>> >>> Have a nice day. >>> >>> Don >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: php-notes@lists.php.net [mailto:php-notes@lists.php.net] >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 6:08 AM >>> To: dpharshman@dslextreme.com >>> Subject: note 90855 rejected and deleted from install.windows by notes >>> editor thiago >>> >>> You are receiving this email because your note posted >>> to the online PHP manual has been removed by one of the editors. >>> >>> Read the following paragraphs carefully, because they contain >>> pointers to resources better suited for requesting support or >>> reporting bugs, none of which are to be included in manual notes >>> because there are mechanisms and groups in place to deal with >>> those issues. >>> >>> The user contributed notes are not an appropriate place to >>> ask questions, report bugs or suggest new features; please >>> use the resources listed on >>> <http://php.net/support> >>> for those purposes. This was clearly stated in the page >>> you used to submit your note, please carefully re-read >>> those instructions before submitting future contributions. >>> >>> Bug submissions and feature requests should be entered at >>> <http://bugs.php.net/>. For documentation errors >>> use the >>> bug system, and classify the bug as "Documentation problem". >>> Support and ways to find answers to your questions can be found >>> at <http://php.net/support>. >>> >>> Your note has been removed from the online manual. >>> >>> ----- Copy of your note below ----- >>> >>> I'm installing PHP 5.2.9 (manually) on XP Pro SP3 with, of course, IIS > 5.1 >>> (plus MySQL 5.1, Wordpress, etc.).  I'm using ISAPI instead of CGI, by > the >>> way. >>> >>> This is a dev machine, the final web site will get pushed to a host. >>> >>> No matter what I do I can't get phpinfo() to properly report the location >> of >>> the Configuration File Path.  It seems "glued to" C:\WINDOWS. >>> >>> I've: >>> 1. Included PHP in the Windows PATH (before MySQL) as ";E\PHP;" >>> 2. Added the PHPRC system variable pointing to my install location as >>> "E:\PHP" >>> 3. Modified PHP.INI's extension_dir to point to "e:\php\ext" >>> 4. Modified the Registry to include:  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP >>> IniFilePath E:\PHP >>> 5.  Though it may not be relevant, I've set up the ISAPI module in IIS >>> Properties for all "Web Sites" as follows: >>> 5a.  Added to the ISAPI Filters list:  PHP pointing at >> e:\php\php5isapi.dll >>> 5b.  Set the Home Directory:  Execute for Scripts Only and added the .php >>> extension, having it point at the same location as above >>> 6.  Set the Documents, adding index.php and moving it to the top of the >> list >>> 7.  I then stopped and restarted IIS using net stop and net start  (and >>> completly rebooted my workstation too) >>> >>> No matter how many times I've checked my entries,when I run phpinfo( ) -- >> as >>> test.php -- the "Loaded Configuration File" data is correct, but the >>> "Configuration File Path for php.ini is not; it still points to >>> "C:\WINDOWS". >>> >>> I'm not sure how serious this is, yet.  The simple tests I've run so far >>> seem to work okay but I'm concerned that having the Configuration File >> Path >>> wrong, will "get me" sooner or later. >>> >>> Any help would be appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PHP Notes Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> </Daniel P. 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