ID: 50268
Comment by: john dot walsh at mini-net dot co dot uk
Reported By: ben dot arnold dot spam at hotmail dot com
Status: Assigned
Bug Type: Windows Installer
Operating System: Windows Vista
PHP Version: 5.3.1
Assigned To: pajoye
New Comment:
I think it also happens, even if apache/mysql was not selected during
the PHP install.
Just a default PHP install does it for me.
And commenting out the line in php.ini:
;extension=php_mssql.dll
fixed the problem.
WinXP Pro, V2002, SP3, a new work machine.
Previous Comments:
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[2009-12-04 03:05:45] aruizbcs at gmail dot com
The same problem is happening with the OS Windows 7 - the first time I
supposed the installation path could be the problem ("C:\Program
Files")
considering the security issues of the OS but when I tried other paths
like "C:\PHP" the problem still continues. The recommendation to
comment out "extension=php_mssql.dll" works and the problem is gone.
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[2009-11-23 09:23:51] ben dot arnold dot spam at hotmail dot com
Thanks for the speedy response!
I just commented out "extension=php_mssql.dll" and it all works
perfectly now. Apache starts and I have "hello world" up and running.
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[2009-11-23 09:08:27] [email protected]
Do you need the mssql extension? If not simply comment out the mssql
lines in your php.ini.
I'll look into this problem (not sure why it did not install it).
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[2009-11-23 08:47:13] ben dot arnold dot spam at hotmail dot com
Any suggestions for a workaround would be much appreciated.
As it stands I am not able to install PHP at all!
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[2009-11-23 08:40:41] ben dot arnold dot spam at hotmail dot com
Description:
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I am running Apache 2.2.14. I do not have a database installed.
What I did:
1. Downloaded latest version of PHP (php-5.3.1-Win32-VC6-x86.msi)
2. Ran the installer using default values except:
* Web server: Apache 2.2.x Module
* Apache configuration directory: C:\Program Files\Apache Software
Foundation\Apache2.2\conf\
3. Tried to start Apache.
4. Tried to run PHP by entering "php" in a command window.
What happened:
1. Apache failed to start. A dialogue box says "The requested operation
has failed" and Windows error reporting kicked in. There is no error in
Apache's error.log.
2. When I tried to start php I get an error dialogue box titled
"php.exe - Unable To Locate Component". The text of the box is:
This application has failed to start because ntwdblib.dll was not
found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.
What I expected to happen:
1. I expected that Apache would start with PHP loaded as a module. I
expected to be able to put a php file in my htdocs directory and that I
could get it to display a Hello World message when I requested it
through Apache.
2. I expected PHP to display usage information when run from the
commandline.
I have tried uninstalling PHP, downloading the installer again and
reinstalling but I have the same problem.
When I uninstall PHP Apache works normally again.
I have Googled this error message and seen various people report that
it is connected to a database misconfiguration. I currently do not have
a database installed and have done nothing to configure one in PHP. All
my configuration steps are listed above.
I am unable to "copy ntwdblib.dll from MSSQL 2000" as suggested in bug
#38849 because I do not have MSSQL installed. In any case that bug looks
like it is related to a different problem (I am not trying to connect to
a database I am just trying to launch PHP).
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