php-windows Digest 29 May 2009 06:33:07 -0000 Issue 3633
Topics (messages 29363 through 29370):
Re: getting started - need pointers
29363 by: Anton Heuschen
29364 by: Mike Kay
29365 by: Mike Kay
29366 by: Andi Gutmans
29367 by: Joseph LeBlanc
29368 by: Anton Heuschen
29369 by: Elizabeth M Smith
29370 by: Sascha Meyer
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have you looked at WAMP ? theres Xammp too but never really liked it myself
much ...other swear by it though
Look at WAMP :
http://www.wampserver.com/en/, it can start as a service and all that
2009/5/28 Mike Kay <mike...@channelk.ca>
Greetings. I am trying to get PHP installed and working on a Windows
> server - Windows Standard 2007. I've downloaded and installed PHP 5.2.9.
> Problem is I don't know how to use this at all. My web server is Apache
> 2.2 - my database is Mysql.
>
> I selected the Apache module 2.2 during the install, and added support for
> Mysql in extensions.
>
> How can make windows start PHP on boot?
> When I click on a .php file, the file opens rather than runs. Obviously
> I've missed something. There is a command phpinfo - to view the parameters
> of the PHP installed - I don't remember how to run this on the command
> line.
>
> Any help MOST appreciated.
> Also, I'm seeking pointers to beginners documentation for Windows users.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
>
>
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Thanks for the post. Downloading now. Should I uninstall PHP, Mysql and
Apache before installing WAMP?
> have you looked at WAMP ? theres Xammp too but never really liked it
> myself
> much ...other swear by it though
>
> Look at WAMP :
>
> http://www.wampserver.com/en/, it can start as a service and all that
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 2009/5/28 Mike Kay <mike...@channelk.ca>
>
> Greetings. I am trying to get PHP installed and working on a Windows
>> server - Windows Standard 2007. I've downloaded and installed PHP 5.2.9.
>> Problem is I don't know how to use this at all. My web server is Apache
>> 2.2 - my database is Mysql.
>>
>> I selected the Apache module 2.2 during the install, and added support
>> for
>> Mysql in extensions.
>>
>> How can make windows start PHP on boot?
>> When I click on a .php file, the file opens rather than runs. Obviously
>> I've missed something. There is a command phpinfo - to view the
>> parameters
>> of the PHP installed - I don't remember how to run this on the command
>> line.
>>
>> Any help MOST appreciated.
>> Also, I'm seeking pointers to beginners documentation for Windows users.
>>
>> Thanks a lot.
>>
>>
>>
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>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
>>
>>
>
The highest achievement possible is compassion.
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WAMP installed. PHP still not working.....sigh
> have you looked at WAMP ? theres Xammp too but never really liked it
> myself
> much ...other swear by it though
>
> Look at WAMP :
>
> http://www.wampserver.com/en/, it can start as a service and all that
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 2009/5/28 Mike Kay <mike...@channelk.ca>
>
> Greetings. I am trying to get PHP installed and working on a Windows
>> server - Windows Standard 2007. I've downloaded and installed PHP 5.2.9.
>> Problem is I don't know how to use this at all. My web server is Apache
>> 2.2 - my database is Mysql.
>>
>> I selected the Apache module 2.2 during the install, and added support
>> for
>> Mysql in extensions.
>>
>> How can make windows start PHP on boot?
>> When I click on a .php file, the file opens rather than runs. Obviously
>> I've missed something. There is a command phpinfo - to view the
>> parameters
>> of the PHP installed - I don't remember how to run this on the command
>> line.
>>
>> Any help MOST appreciated.
>> Also, I'm seeking pointers to beginners documentation for Windows users.
>>
>> Thanks a lot.
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>
The highest achievement possible is compassion.
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Try Zend Server CE - http://www.zend.com/community/zend-server-ce
It's also got some value-add like best performance, Java connectivity,
etc...
Works with both Apache on Windows and supports IIS natively.
Let me know if you have any issues.
Andi
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> From: Mike Kay [mailto:mike...@channelk.ca]
> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 1:17 PM
> To: php-wind...@lists.php.net
> Subject: Re: Fwd: [PHP-WIN] getting started - need pointers
>
> WAMP installed. PHP still not working.....sigh
>
> > have you looked at WAMP ? theres Xammp too but never really liked
it
> > myself
> > much ...other swear by it though
> >
> > Look at WAMP :
> >
> > http://www.wampserver.com/en/, it can start as a service and all
that
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2009/5/28 Mike Kay <mike...@channelk.ca>
> >
> > Greetings. I am trying to get PHP installed and working on a Windows
> >> server - Windows Standard 2007. I've downloaded and installed PHP
> 5.2.9.
> >> Problem is I don't know how to use this at all. My web server is
> Apache
> >> 2.2 - my database is Mysql.
> >>
> >> I selected the Apache module 2.2 during the install, and added
> support
> >> for
> >> Mysql in extensions.
> >>
> >> How can make windows start PHP on boot?
> >> When I click on a .php file, the file opens rather than runs.
> Obviously
> >> I've missed something. There is a command phpinfo - to view the
> >> parameters
> >> of the PHP installed - I don't remember how to run this on the
> command
> >> line.
> >>
> >> Any help MOST appreciated.
> >> Also, I'm seeking pointers to beginners documentation for Windows
> users.
> >>
> >> Thanks a lot.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
> The highest achievement possible is compassion.
>
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You might need to uninstall the Apache server that you installed
before WAMP. If you still have that old one running, http://localhost
will be pointing to the old server rather than the WAMP one.
-Joe
On May 28, 2009, at 4:16 PM, Mike Kay wrote:
WAMP installed. PHP still not working.....sigh
have you looked at WAMP ? theres Xammp too but never really liked it
myself
much ...other swear by it though
Look at WAMP :
http://www.wampserver.com/en/, it can start as a service and all that
2009/5/28 Mike Kay <mike...@channelk.ca>
Greetings. I am trying to get PHP installed and working on a Windows
server - Windows Standard 2007. I've downloaded and installed PHP
5.2.9.
Problem is I don't know how to use this at all. My web server is
Apache
2.2 - my database is Mysql.
I selected the Apache module 2.2 during the install, and added
support
for
Mysql in extensions.
How can make windows start PHP on boot?
When I click on a .php file, the file opens rather than runs.
Obviously
I've missed something. There is a command phpinfo - to view the
parameters
of the PHP installed - I don't remember how to run this on the
command
line.
Any help MOST appreciated.
Also, I'm seeking pointers to beginners documentation for Windows
users.
Thanks a lot.
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Thanks Joe, my, same thoughts too .... or Mike is using short tags or not
correct like <? ?> and not <php ?> etc ... but I think its more like Joe is
saying ...its not calling the wamp stuff but still he's orignal installs.
Lets see what happens ... Oh and mike ...make sure WAMP is started ...should
see a little icon in system tray (looks like speedometer, if its all white
everything started fine ... if its 2/3 yellow something failed to start...
if its 1/3 red ... then there is issues with starting the services .... hint
left click on icon to get pop-up menu ... with options for php and apache.
Hope Joe gives you some pointers too...
2009/5/28 Joseph LeBlanc <cont...@jlleblanc.com>
> You might need to uninstall the Apache server that you installed before
> WAMP. If you still have that old one running, http://localhost will be
> pointing to the old server rather than the WAMP one.
>
> -Joe
>
>
> On May 28, 2009, at 4:16 PM, Mike Kay wrote:
>
> WAMP installed. PHP still not working.....sigh
>>
>> have you looked at WAMP ? theres Xammp too but never really liked it
>>> myself
>>> much ...other swear by it though
>>>
>>> Look at WAMP :
>>>
>>> http://www.wampserver.com/en/, it can start as a service and all that
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2009/5/28 Mike Kay <mike...@channelk.ca>
>>>
>>> Greetings. I am trying to get PHP installed and working on a Windows
>>>
>>>> server - Windows Standard 2007. I've downloaded and installed PHP 5.2.9.
>>>> Problem is I don't know how to use this at all. My web server is Apache
>>>> 2.2 - my database is Mysql.
>>>>
>>>> I selected the Apache module 2.2 during the install, and added support
>>>> for
>>>> Mysql in extensions.
>>>>
>>>> How can make windows start PHP on boot?
>>>> When I click on a .php file, the file opens rather than runs. Obviously
>>>> I've missed something. There is a command phpinfo - to view the
>>>> parameters
>>>> of the PHP installed - I don't remember how to run this on the command
>>>> line.
>>>>
>>>> Any help MOST appreciated.
>>>> Also, I'm seeking pointers to beginners documentation for Windows users.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks a lot.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)
>>>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> The highest achievement possible is compassion.
>>
>>
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Mike Kay wrote:
> Greetings. I am trying to get PHP installed and working on a Windows
> server - Windows Standard 2007. I've downloaded and installed PHP 5.2.9.
> Problem is I don't know how to use this at all. My web server is Apache
> 2.2 - my database is Mysql.
>
> I selected the Apache module 2.2 during the install, and added support for
> Mysql in extensions.
>
> How can make windows start PHP on boot?
> When I click on a .php file, the file opens rather than runs. Obviously
> I've missed something. There is a command phpinfo - to view the parameters
> of the PHP installed - I don't remember how to run this on the command
> line.
>
> Any help MOST appreciated.
> Also, I'm seeking pointers to beginners documentation for Windows users.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
>
Lets go back to the very beginning - to use a webserver, you have to
view your PHP file in a webserver, not by double clicking on .php file
Installing the server may have been successful, but to view it you need
to open up a web browser and head to http://localhost
I repeat - double clicking on a .php file does nothing - you need to use
a browser to visit the webpages from your newly installed server.
There is also a PHP command line interface if you so desire. To use
this, you need to go to start->run and type cmd.exe
Then you need to figure out exactly where PHP is installed - c:\program
files\php or wherever you put it. cd to this location and then type
>php -v
to see what version you are running
>php -i
will give you the phpinfo() information
Thanks,
Elizabeth Smith
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Hi Mike,
Mike Kay schrieb:
> Greetings. I am trying to get PHP installed and working on a Windows
> server - Windows Standard 2007. I've downloaded and installed PHP 5.2.9.
> Problem is I don't know how to use this at all. My web server is Apache
> 2.2 - my database is Mysql.
> ...
> Also, I'm seeking pointers to beginners documentation for Windows users.
I think the best choice is to follow Andi's recommondation, beecause
Zend Server CE is a very reliable and highly performant platform to
start building on. It comes along with a bundled Apache 2.2, MySQL
support and a lot more features like Code Acceleration, Caching and PHP
debug functionality!
Because you already have MySQL and Apache installed on your system you
can easily set Zend Server on top of these; the installer will
automatically find your web server and you'll have the choice to use
this one instead of the bundled Apache2.2.
There are a lot of tutorials out there for beginners (simply do a search
on google for "php get started"...), but I would recommend these:
http://www.php.net/getting-started
http://www.w3schools.com/PHP/php_intro.asp
Good luck and let us know how you get along,
Sascha
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