Re: IIS, PHP and LANs

further to this, any reference in the code to a pathname not in the same directory would produce similar errors. Oddly enough, I switched to Apache (v1.3.20) and all the paths worked fine. ASP won;t work now, but that's hardly something to care about! Solution = PHP v4.0.8 on Apache "Cjd" <CJD@atmosphere_dot_co_dot_nz_.php.net> wrote in message news:20011029210909.76797.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > That works! Downloaded 4.0.8 and then I could view and execute PHP files > over the network. Fantactic. > > BUT! > > I use include() to pull in a connect.php foile to connect to the database, > and it has a bunch of function in it too. Now, if the include() statement > calls a file in it's current directory, all is well, but when grabbing it > from a different directory, it fails every time (and this used to work > locally, and does work on the web server) > > Warning: Failed opening '../php_inc/connect.php' for inclusion > (include_path='') > > So, include("../inc/xyz.php") will fail with a error like above, but > include("file.php") works! Is there a way around this without having to > push a site to a single directory or copy the include files to every > directory? > > > > > > "Christoph Grottolo" <christoph.grottolo@gmx.net> wrote in message > news:20011029193744.15889.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > Hi > > > > You must use a PHP build newer than 2001-07-03 to access files on a > network > > share on Windows. The last offical release is PHP 4.06 which was built on > > June 23, you'll need a more recent developer version - maybe you can try > > www.php4win.com. > > > > Also be sure to give the appropriate permissions on the share to the > > anonymous user in IIS. Usually this has to be a valid network user. And > you > > should also check 'check that file exists' in the script mapping panel > where > > you map .php files to php.exe/php4isapi.dll. > > > > Christoph > > > > "Cjd" <CJD@atmosphere_dot_co_dot_nz_.php.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > > news:20011029023228.18347.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > > I am running IIS on my PC as a development platform, and all is good. > I'm > > > wanting to set up a virtual directory to a network drive on the LAN and > it > > > works fine for HTML files, but when accessing a PHP file I get > > > > > > The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set > > of > > > HTTP headers > > > > > > and no output. > > > > > > Surely if the HTML files work, the PHP ones will too? The server is > > > configured will all rights and every option (r/w/exe etc.) > > > > > > I have seen this question bandied about now and then, but no solution > has > > > worked as yet. > > > > > > > > > > > >