PHP as an Apache module

hi all, i'm new to PHP and PHP installation. I've tried it before and used the cgi since I couldn't figure out the module installation. but i really want to get it working. the problem is whatever I do, I get an error message from Apache. I installed the binary version of the latest release of PHP and then added the parameters to httpd.conf: <snip> #LoadModule usertrack_module modules/mod_usertrack.so #LoadModule unique_id_module modules/mod_unique_id.so LoadModule php4_module C:/Program Files/Apache Group/PHP/sapi/php4apache.dll # # Reconstruction of the complete module list from all available modules # (static and shared ones) to achieve correct module execution order. # # The modules listed below, without a corresponding LoadModule directive, # are static bound into the standard Apache binary distribution for Windows. # # Note: The order in which modules are loaded is important. Don't change # the order below without expert advice. # # [WHENEVER YOU CHANGE THE LOADMODULE SECTION ABOVE, UPDATE THIS TOO!] ClearModuleList AddModule mod_php4.c AddType application/x-httpd-php .php #AddModule mod_vhost_alias.c AddModule mod_env.c AddModule mod_log_config.c </snip> I also tried it this way: <snip> #LoadModule usertrack_module modules/mod_usertrack.so #LoadModule unique_id_module modules/mod_unique_id.so # # Reconstruction of the complete module list from all available modules # (static and shared ones) to achieve correct module execution order. # # The modules listed below, without a corresponding LoadModule directive, # are static bound into the standard Apache binary distribution for Windows. # # Note: The order in which modules are loaded is important. Don't change # the order below without expert advice. # # [WHENEVER YOU CHANGE THE LOADMODULE SECTION ABOVE, UPDATE THIS TOO!] ClearModuleList LoadModule php4_module C:/Program Files/Apache Group/PHP/sapi/php4apache.dll AddModule mod_php4.c AddType application/x-httpd-php .php #AddModule mod_vhost_alias.c AddModule mod_env.c AddModule mod_log_config.c </snip> but in the first case i got: LoadModule takes two arguments, a module name and the name of a shared object file to load it from in the second situation i got: LoadModule takes two arguments, a module name and the name of a shared object file to load it from I looked around and it seems to me that i have to compile from the source in order to get Apache working with the module. but i don't have VC++ and compliling seems too complicated. any solutions? thanks