Apache + MySQL + PHP

Well it was there in the firewall, but for Apache, not WAMP since WAMP wasn't installed yet. I found a WAMP download and installed it on my 64 bit machine. It worked. But when I went to edit the httpd.conf file, it was in French! So I downloaded XAMPP. It also installed fine. Now I have to figure out how to build out my dev environment to include Netbeans, PHPbb, Wordpress, etc.

I've always installed each piece independently and so knew how it all went together. I've never installed it using an installation routine like this. I also have to figure out how to configure Dreamweaver to work with it.

I'd still like to know why it didn't work when I installed the pieces independently.

Sry about the french however phpbb is easy, just drop the contents into the www folder. It will ask you to set up a database, and the parameters of it. What I have done is to keep an open ended database, I won't give it a size. In PHPBB setup, it will ask you to log in on one of the lines....this is asking for "root". Dreamweaver should work assuming your writing php. I'm assuming your going to try and integrate a static type site with a forum. Something I'd like to do if I could find the time.

OK, so I uninstalled XAMPP and went back to reinstalling Apache and PHP separately. I removed all references and environment variables I could find that referred to XAMPP. So now Apache and PHP start up fine but when I go to localhost, I now get a 403 error. Sounds like a permissions problem but I didn't change any permissions from when it would start before I installed XAMPP. Any idea where to start troubleshooting this one?

Originally Posted by RKramkowski

OK, so I uninstalled XAMPP and went back to reinstalling Apache and PHP separately. I removed all references and environment variables I could find that referred to XAMPP. So now Apache and PHP start up fine but when I go to localhost, I now get a 403 error. Sounds like a permissions problem but I didn't change any permissions from when it would start before I installed XAMPP. Any idea where to start troubleshooting this one?

I'm going to install these 2 tomorrow and see what I get. just let me know if I'm using the same verions...apache v 2.2.11 and php 5.2.10

Yep, those are the ones. When I started in the beginning, I installed Apache and PHP and all indications were that Apache and PHP were running right. The Apache monitor also indicated that. It wasn't until I installed XAMPP, verified that all works, uninstalled XAMPP, and reinstalled Apache and PHP that I get the 403 error. The Apache console still indicates that all is running OK. Just that I get a 403 error when I try to access index.php on the localhost.

i got sidetracked today, I'll install tomorrow...sry dude

I tried installing WAMP and was successful too. But not able to cutomize according to my need. So, googled and found thesitewizard.com. Followed the exact steps for installing Apache, MySQL and PHP. Worked gr8.

Thanks Dre@ms. I took a quick look at that site and it looks interesting. I'll have to delve deeper a little later today.

Kevin, no hurry. Although I want to get it straightened out, I'd rather take the time to do it right. I plug away a little each night, looking down different paths that might be cusing the problem. The good thing will be that i should understand some of the intricacies between the programs pretty good once I get it figured out!

I found the problem with the 403 error. XAMPP modified my httpd-vhosts.conf file and I missed that one. Restoring the previous fixed that. Now I'm back to the original problem where http://localhost/index.php only echoes back all my PHP commands but doesn't interpret/execute them.

Running c:\php\php-cgi index.php returns my path followed by

X-Powered By: PHP/5.2.10
Content-type: text/html
<?php phpinfo();
?>

but never displays the associated html file. So all indications are that PHP is running, just not interpreting commands properly.

Originally Posted by RKramkowski

I found the problem with the 403 error. XAMPP modified my httpd-vhosts.conf file and I missed that one. Restoring the previous fixed that. Now I'm back to the original problem where http://localhost/index.php only echoes back all my PHP commands but doesn't interpret/execute them.

Running c:\php\php-cgi index.php returns my path followed by

X-Powered By: PHP/5.2.10
Content-type: text/html
<?php phpinfo();
?>

but never displays the associated html file. So all indications are that PHP is running, just not interpreting commands properly.

I haven't been able to install either one due to time constrants....I want to do it just because I havent done it in awhile. Seems like we're looking back at square one. This has always been my problem with open source products.......if you have any syntax out of order, you could be left scratching your head for days!