Installing PHP on Windows with Apache 1.3.x
There are two ways to set up PHP to work with Apache 1.3.x on Windows. One is to use the CGI binary (php.exe), the other is to use the Apache module DLL. In either case you need to stop the Apache server, and edit your httpd.conf to configure Apache to work with PHP.
It is worth noting here that now the SAPI module has been made more stable under Windows, we recommend it's use above the CGI binary, since it is more transparent and secure.
Although there can be a few variations of configuring PHP under Apache, these are simple enough to be used by the newcomer. Please consult the Apache Docs for further configuration directives.
If you unziped the PHP package to c:\php\ as described in the Manual Installation Steps section, you need to insert these lines to your Apache configuration file to set up the CGI binary:
· ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/php/"
· AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml
· Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php.exe"
Note that the second line in the list above can be found in the actual versions of httpd.conf, but it is commented out. Remember also to substitute the c:/php/ for your actual path to PHP.
If you would like to use PHP as a module in Apache, be sure to copy php4ts.dll to the windows/system (for Windows 9x/Me), winnt/system32 (for Windows NT/2000) or windows/system32 (for Windows XP) directory, overwriting any older file. Then you should add the following lines to your Apache httpd.conf file:
· Open httpd.conf with your favorite editor and locate the LoadModule directive and add the following line at the end of the list for PHP 4: LoadModule php4_module "c:/php/sapi/php4apache.dll" or the following for PHP 5: LoadModule php5_module "c:/php/sapi/php5apache.dll"
· You may find after using the Windows installer for Apache that you need to define the AddModule directive for mod_php4.c. This is especially important if the ClearModuleList directive is defined, which you will find by scrolling down a few lines. You will see a list of AddModule entries, add the following line at the end of the list: AddModule mod_php4.c For PHP 5, instead use AddModule mod_php5.c
· Search for a phrase similar to # AddType allows you to tweak mime.types. You will see some AddType entries, add the following line at the end of the list: AddType application/x-httpd-php .php. You can choose any extension you want to parse through PHP here. .php is simply the one we suggest. You can even include .html, and .php3 can be added for backwards compatibility.
After changing the configuration file, remember to restart the server, for example, NET STOP APACHE followed by NET START APACHE, if you run Apache as a Windows Service, or use your regular shortcuts.
There are two ways you can use the source code highlighting feature, however their ability to work depends on your installation. If you have configured Apache to use PHP as an SAPI module, then by adding the following line to your httpd.conf (at the same place you inserted AddType application/x-httpd-php .php, see above) you can use this feature: AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps.
If you chose to configure Apache to use PHP as a CGI binary, you will need to use the show_source() function. To do this simply create a PHP script file and add this code: . Substitute original_php_script.php with the name of the file you wish to show the source of.
Note: On Win-Apache all backslashes in a path statement such as "c:\directory\file.ext", must be converted to forward slashes, as "c:/directory/file.ext".