Re: PHP5beta2 - anyone successfully installed in

From: andrea (techref_at_despammed.com)
Date: 11/06/03 

Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:52:54 +0100

I did it, and actually i'm running both php 4.3.4 and php5 beta 2 on windows
xp with apache2 as http server
Of course they are running as cgi, not apache module
To install successfully as apache module, you need to copy both
php4apace2.dll and php4ts.dll in the {APACHE INSTALL DIR}/modules directory.
Then make changes in the config files and copy php.ini in {WINDOWS}
(first of all remeber to delete any old .dll's from php 4 in apache dirs or
windows and windows/system32 dir)
If you haven't make mistakes, you will only need to restart apache2

I think it's better to install php as cgi, even because you may have both
stable and beta version
Simply use 2 different folders (eg php and php5) and in apache config files
use standard extensions for php4 cgi and create a new php5 extension for
beta version
Remember to copy all the dll in {php}/dll to php path, to edit the extension
command in php.ini and, very important, do not put your php.ini in {windows}
but leave it in the same path as php.exe.
Thus you will have a different ini file for php4 and php5.
If you should have any trouble with mysql in php5 (i dont have any, indeed)
probably it's because you need to enable php extension for mysql in php.ini
and copy libmysql.dll in {PHP}path (ias i've done, but it is not a pleasant
solution) or in windows/system32 (probably the best way)

Everything shuld work fine (on my pc it does)

Hope this will help you
Regards
Andrea

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