In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rob M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >----- Original Message ----- >From: "alternate_dph" > > >I'm trying to install php on windows xp. I have got Apache >successfully installed already. > >I keep running into this error when running the windows installer: > >Error trying to access the local webservice: GetObject Failed. You >will need to manually configure IIS via the management console. > >What causes this error and how can I avoid it? >----------------------------- >On a windows platform IIS is the server that handles the protocols and ports >that Apache connects to so that it can serve web pages. IIS may not be >installed as a running service on XP? I do not know as I do not use XP.
I do. I seem to remember that you had to install IIS. You start it as a service, via Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services, select the service on the right, and if it isn't started, start it... > >Perhaps you can try a pre-configured package like WAMP or XAMP (google >them). Wamp would be much better on XP - that's what I use, it's very, very simple to install, and simple to change settings. Thoroughly recommend it, especially to a beginner. AND it installs Apache, PHP, and MySQL, in an instant. -- Pete Clark Sunny Andalucia http://www.hotcosta.com/comm_1.htm
