PHP dont work on my apache : HELP!!!

i love this forum... but im not going to register, lol.
I have installed apache and php and done everything it says to do at http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~cvangorp/phpnuke_howto.htm (i dont even want php-nuke, just php and mysql and a server.) but when i try to use PHP it doesnt.... it just ignores it. http://127.0.0.1 works and shows the default installation complete site, but phpinclude and no other php works... whats going on?

What OS?

windows xp pro.

it says its resolved... but its not!

hello???

Sorry, I was hoping someone else would help you. I never installed on Windows just Linux.

which php installer did you use?

I've got php working with IIS (only cos i had to :laugh: ) but it would be worth looking at the traditional linux setup (plus you wouldn't have to reboot xp every 5 mins cause it's 'worked' too hard )

this what i do try to do this on windows XP
and also these are the versions that i use try other versions
i hope that will help

when using windows 98
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1-apache 3.1.12
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1-install server apache 1.3.12
2-under the path c:program filesapache groupapacheconf
you will find the httpd.dll
edit this file
find servername and instead of new.host.name write local host
and find servertype and write beside it -after removing any thing beside it - stand alone
find port and write beside it 80
find serverroot and write beside it "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache"
find servername and write beside it 127.0.0.1
after configuaring the server write in the url http://localhost
------------------------------------------------------------------
2-php:
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1-install php 4.2.3 under c:php
2-move php4ts.dll and php4apache.dll and dll files under folder dll
to c:windowssystem
3-open the folder httpd.dll under the path c:program filesapache groupapacheconf
and write the three following lines:
1-LoadModule php4_module c:/php/sapi/php4apache.dll
or change the path to c:windowssystemphp4apache.dll
2-AddModule mod_php4.c
3-AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
------------------------------------------------------------------
write a program in notepad<? phpinfo(); ?>
and save it as "phpstart.php" between two quotes and put this file under the path c:program filesapache groupapachehtdocs
after configuring the php with the apache write in the url
http://localhost/phpstart.php
you will see a lot of information about php
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3-install mysql 3.23
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1-install the setup of mysql 3.23
2-choose the destination c:mysql
3-open winmysqladmin.exe in c:mysqlbin
4-open my.ini setup
5-choose the mysqlopt server
6-add lines:
host=localhost
user=mysql_user
port=3306
7-if it exists don`t write it again
click save modifications
8-open php.ini file
and check
mysql.default_host=localhost
mysql.default_user=mysql_user
mysql.default_port=3306
save the file
open a text and sva it as
"php.php" put it in htdocs
write
<?php
$link=mysql_connect('localhost','mysql_user','')or die("no connection ");
printf("connection sucessfully ");
mysql_close($link);
?>
open the internet explorer
write
http://localhost/php.php
if it writes connection sucessfully so there is connection
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Nice post George - maybe you ought to think about extending it slightly and submitting as a installation under windows tutorial?