Re: 32bit PHP on 64bit Vista.

2009/9/2 Ruslan Yakushev <ruslany@microsoft.com>: > The PHPRC is a much better approach than editing the registry. With IIS you can actually set > this environment variable for a specific php-cgi process instead of defining it globally. Here is > how IIS fastcgi configuration will look like: > > <fastCgi> >    <application fullPath="C:\PHP\php-cgi.exe"> >        <environmentVariables> >            <environmentVariable name="PHPRC" > value="C:\Path\To\YourINIFile\" /> >        </environmentVariables> >    </application> > </fastCgi> > > You can find more information here: > > > http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/246/using-fastcgi-to-host-php-applications-on-iis-70/#Per-site_PHP_configuration > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Quadling [mailto:rquadling@googlemail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 3:26 AM > To: Jason > Cc: php-windows > Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] 32bit PHP on 64bit Vista. > > 2009/9/1 Jason <networkadmin@emarket2.com>: >> Hi, >> >> I use PHP 5.2 on Vista x64. >> >> Rather than use the registry we use the PHPRC environment variable to determine the ini >> file location. This works the same on all editions of Windows - x86 and x64. Would this be a good >> alternative to use? >> >> In direct answer to your question though, the Wow node is for 32 bit apps under x64 windows >> - I would expect PHP to be looking there, just like any other x86 windows app. >> >> Don't forget to make sure IIS (if that's your webserver on Vista) is in WOW32 >> mode, otherwise php won't run at all. >> >> HTH >> J >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Richard Quadling [mailto:rquadling@googlemail.com] >> Sent: 01 September 2009 09:24 >> To: php-windows >> Subject: [PHP-WIN] 32bit PHP on 64bit Vista. >> >> Hi. >> >> Is there anyone who here running 32bit PHP on a 64bit Vista platform >> who could help me with a IniFilePath registry query. >> >> The question relates to the use of >> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PHP] vs >> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP]. >> >> I'm on 32bit XP and have no 64bit Vistas available. >> >> Any comments would be appreciated. >> >> Regards, >> >> Richard. >> -- >> ----- >> Richard Quadling >> "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" >> EE : http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_248814.html >> Zend Certified Engineer : >> http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 >> ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling >> >> -- >> PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> > > Thank you for that Jason. I've passed your comments (sans email) along. > > Thank you, > > Richard. > > -- > ----- > Richard Quadling > "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" > EE : http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_248814.html > Zend Certified Engineer : > http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 > ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > Thank you Ruslan. The Learn.IIS.net site really seems to have a LOT of useful info regarding PHP. How much of this can be incorporated into the PHP Manual? -- ----- Richard Quadling "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" EE : http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_248814.html Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling