PHP server working, PHP files still not working

[graciedee]

:shock: I've just read Alexei's guide (thankyou for referring me Alexei!) about configuring PHP4.3.7 to work with Apache2; I've also read the official PHP documentation as was included in the zip file; as well as a PHP handbook I bought from a newsagency.

Unfortunately, despite the fact that the server still acknowledges the PHP module (using LoadModule and AddType), I can't view any PHP files via http://localhost. The server reads them as "whatever.php.txt" and opens them either as a Notepad file or as an Internet page with the code still there.

Every FAQ page I've visited, including that which is on the official PHP site, simply says: "If nothing happens, then something has gone wrong with configuration. GO back and check against installation instructions."

Problem is, it doesn't tell me WHAT went wrong with configuration; and as for checking against installation instructions, I've done that about ten times, to no avail.

I really, really need help. Thank you.

[Alexei Kubarev]

okej... lets see.. :-)

CAn you Copy-Paste AddType lines that you are using?
You did copy a php4ts.dll to a WINDOWS folder and did the same with php.ini right?

i think you wrote that you had copied it to some other folder.. php4ts MUST be in C:\WINDOWS

[graciedee]

I copied php4ts.dll to the C:/Windows folder, along with both the C:/Windows/System and C:/Windows/System32 folders, just for good measure. I did the same with php.ini, too.

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# add PHP capabilities
LoadModule php4_module "C:/php/sapi/php4apache2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

As before, the http://localhost acknowledges PHP 4.3.7 (where it says Apache 2.0.49 (Win32) / PHP 4.3.7, but the actual Notepad files I saved as .php are still seen as .txt files.

I also added the following to the php.ini file, as I was instructed by some handbook:

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doc_root "C:/Program Files/Apache/Apache2/htdocs"
extension_dir "C:\php"

Thanks heaps for your help.

[Alexei Kubarev]

wel. those 2 last lines that you have added to php.ini are actually suppoed to be altered and not added as they are present in php.ini...

the notepad files that are saved with .php extension will be shown as text files in case you forgot to add <?php in the beginning and ?> in the end of a code... however note that if your windows system doesnt show known extentions: that will be impossible to alter an extentions...therefore you need to enable "show know extentions" in Windows explorer settings..

And make sure that yo restart apche after all modifications to php.ini and httpd.conf

[ruturajv]

I copied php4ts.dll to the C:/Windows folder, along with both the C:/Windows/System and C:/Windows/System32 folders, just for good measure. I did the same with php.ini, too.

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# add PHP capabilities
LoadModule php4_module "C:/php/sapi/php4apache2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

As before, the http://localhost acknowledges PHP 4.3.7 (where it says Apache 2.0.49 (Win32) / PHP 4.3.7, but the actual Notepad files I saved as .php are still seen as .txt files.

I also added the following to the php.ini file, as I was instructed by some handbook:

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doc_root "C:/Program Files/Apache/Apache2/htdocs"
extension_dir "C:\php"

Thanks heaps for your help.

While saving in notepad save them as "phpinfo.php" do not forget to add the quotes ...
I think they are saved as phpinfo.php.txt files and not phpinfo.php

[graciedee]

Thank you SO MUCH!

I had no idea you were supposed to use the quotation marks, but I'm glad I do now, because it WORKED! (I'm very excited, as you can tell).

Thanks everyone for your help...you have no idea how grateful I am. :-D :-?

[surfthewebph]

i am having the same problem. php files only open the code in wordpads.

i have modified the doc_root variable in the php.ini files from:

doc_root =

to

doc_root = c:\apache\htdocs

i still ge the same result.

if i understand the thread correctly, i should only put quotations around the path. let me try this, and i'll get back to you.

[surfthewebph]

guess what? it didnt work! 8O

i'm still taken to the http://localhost/localstart.asp file when i trype
http://localhost on the address bar.

and the php files sitll open on wordpad. sigh.

[Alexei Kubarev]

surfthewebph: quotation marks maybe :P

plus defining a directory index..

[surfthewebph]

alexei: thanks for the reply. i also tried enclosing the directory index in quotes like this:

extension_dir "C:\php"
but it still didn't work.

I don't know if this would work, bu I remember doing this before I learned that I need to install a PHP server on my machine: I shift-right clicked on a .php file, and set it to always open this type on MS Internet Explorer. I did this because it always opened on Macromedia Dreamweaver. But when I did this, it only looped to open a blank IE infinitely. Then I shift-right clicked on it again, and this time, I specified it to open on WordPad.

Now that i have installed PHP, (I have Apache Tomcat 5 running as service), the .php files still open on Wordpad. If i drag and dropped the .php file on Internet Explorer, it still opens the file on Wordpad.

I wonder if Graciedee did the same thing (specifying it to open on Wordpad) and how she was able to finally fix this issue.

thanks.

[Alexei Kubarev]

Try looking at our guides how to configure Apache and PHP in PHP installation forum... those stickies.. i recall posting some guides how to do that..

[surfthewebph]

ok, thanks alexie.