Fwd: Re: Re[2]: Windows Installer EXE for PHP instead of ZIP

This is a forwarded message From: jlim@natsoft.com.my <jlim@natsoft.com.my> To: andreas otto <andreas@php4win.de>, "Daniel Beulshausen" <daniel@php4win.de> Date: Monday, September 04, 2000, 9:19:09 AM Subject: Windows Installer EXE for PHP instead of ZIP ===8<==============Original message text=============== Thanks Otto and Daniel for your replies. The EXE installer is not really meant for experts like you, but more for people like me 3 months ago when I was just starting with PHP. The idea is to get more people to try out PHP, particularly people from a Windows background who prefer using an installer to a zip file with instructions. I also realise that installing for Apache is more complicated than for IIS or PWS, so maybe I'll wait before I try creating an Apache installer as I am not experienced in configuring Apache. I'm much better with IIS as I give IIS training to Webmasters at a local college. I also agree that the zip file option should also exist, as I have experienced Web hosting providers who want to know what files are installed in their servers, and would not allow any customer to run an EXE installer on their server. The overhead for the WISE installer is only about 100K. Maybe you can forward this email to phil driscol and I can get some feedback from him. Regards, John > > DB> i don't install php that often, only updating my files which is done > really DB> easy when unziping. > > phil driscol on the qa list is already on that case for the official > build. he created an installer for php to reduce questions like "how > do i use php with iis". haven't heard about the progress on this for a > week now. > > DB> the installer would grow the filesize, which is already very high with > 3mb, DB> and you have to take care of some things. > > we definitely have to take care about some more things and it wouldn't > make sense at all to install it just with apache. we should have an > installer that checks for installed webservers on the users machine > and configures them to use php. > > another idea would be to use an installer to update php on the users > machine by just starting a nice little update program. we have wise at > work but i don't have the time to care about it at the moment... > > DB> but i'll have a look at this, andreas what do you think? > > once we have some more time, perhaps after the conference we can think > about that again. at the moment i think this is not a priority. and we > should only offer it as an option besides the zipped package. > > cheers, > andreas > > -- > andreas otto - andreas@php4win.de > using php on windows? http://www.php4win.de > > --- "Stressed spelled backwards is desserts." jlim@natsoft.com.my NATSOFT MALAYSIA (60)3-706 1216 Visit my web site for Asian and local e-biz news http://webfeet.editthispage.com/ ===8<===========End of original message text=========== kind regards/liebe gruesse, andreas otto -- andreas otto - a-otto@web.de using php on windows? http://www.php4win.de