Topic: Apache 2.2.3 on WinXP.SP2 Does Not Recognize .bat or .php

[djbranson]

I have installed "apache 2.2.3-win32-x86-no ssl.msi" using the instructions at http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Apache/Configuring-and-Using-the-Apache-HTTP-Web-Server-on-a-Windows-XP-PC/. I also installed the php-5.1.6-win32. Html and shtml seem to be running okay, but I cannot get the .bat or .php parts to work. Below is a portion of what I have in the httpd.conf file:

<IfModule mime_module>
TypesConfig conf/mime.types
AddType application/x-compress .Z
AddType application/x-gzip .gz .tgz
AddType application/x-httpd-php php
ScriptAlias /_php/ "c:/php/"
Action application/x-httpd-php "/_php/php.exe"
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .bat .pl
AddHandler server-parsed .html
AddType text/html .shtml
AddHandler server-parsed .shtml .html .htm
#AddOutputFilter INCLUDES .shtml
</IfModule>

Any advise to help me get these issues resolved would be appreciated.

[admin]

You try to run php as CGI, better to run as module.
To get php running as module it is advised to use the guide at www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?t=570

[djbranson]

I followed your tutorial (nicely written), I have developed a better grasp of how to configure Apache2.2.3. I am still doing something incorrectly, however, because php5.1.6 still doesn't respond. I don't see any errors in Apache2/log, but when I try http://localhost/test.php, I just get a blank page. Any further suggestions?

[djbranson]

I read some of the other posts, and then went into php.ini and edited it to set short_open_tag = On. After flushing my IE6 buffers, I tried it again and it worked. Thanks for the help.

[brain009]

I am trying to install PHP, MySQL, and Apache on Windows XP. I followed the instructions from http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/Apache/Installing-PHP-under-Windows/

Everything seemed to work great until I got to the part about testing php. When I goto http://localhost/test.php the code itself appears. I have been through the steps about 5 times and can't seem to find anything wrong, but you know how that goes. I would be happy to show someone my php.ini files and conf files if they could fix the problem!

[Brian]

The best thing I think you could do is search these forums, the solutions are within this forum in fact so I went to the top of the screen you are on now, and typed in "installing PHP", selected to search Apache lounge and came up with a number of matches to posts in Apache Lounge that can help you.

>>> Search Results for Installing PHP

That is the link you can use to get the same results.

The main thing is where would one begin to ask questions. For example, did you associate the PHP file type properly. Clearly Apache does not know it is supposed to handle the PHP file extension in the manner that would result in parsing and processing the code, it just dumps it out as plain text since it does not know what else to do.

So if you look at some of the other examples it may very well help you out. This is not all that uncommon at first, been there done that, LOL.

Compare your configuration to that of some of the posts here and then if you still have problems definately post at that point. Here is an example from another post showing a proper configuration in the httpd.conf file:

[brain009]

Okay, I am still having no luck.

So I will try to be more specific.

I used the instructions here:
http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/Apache/Installing-PHP-under-Windows/

put the stuff where it told me to, can't seem to find anything wrong with my conf or .ini file, but when you look at your own work you seem to miss something.

I've looked over these posts but its like trying to find a needle in a haystack!


I'll be happy to post my conf and ini files if anyone asks.

Thanks