PHP INTSTALLATION PROBLEMS "No input file specified"

php installation windows xp

I am currently having problems installing php on a windows xp pro box. I am running apache 2.0.49 and it's running fine. I downloaded 2 versions of the php installer (4.3.6 & 4.3.7), ran both of them (seperately of course) and it looked incomplete to me as there was no pear folder, noe sessions folder ect. I then uninstalled both and did a manual installation to chp.

## I completed these usual tasks:

1. moved the php.ini file to the windows directory.

2. php4ts.dll is in the windows/system32 directory.

3. set the doc_root to: Crogram FilesApache GroupApache2htdocs

4. Edited httpd.conf file and added this:
LoadModule php4_module "c:/php/sapi/php4apache2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

5. Set the ScriptAlias to /php/ "C:/php/" in the httpd.conf

6. Set the Action application /x-httpd-php "/php/php.exe" in the httpd.conf


I have tried phpinfo(); and nothing happened and tried it on the command line ( c:phpphp phpinfo.php ) and came up w/ the error: No input file specfied.

I know this shows a problem w/ my php installation but I don't know what to try next.

thanks for your time,
Clem C

I can't help to much with your specific request, but I'd suggest trying to install php as an apache module. This has always ran a bit better for me and was easier to install (all of this is anicdotal). Information can be found on [url href=http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.apache2.php]this[/url] just above the user comments.

d'oh

here is a working link

when you run it from the command line, make sure you
cd
to the directory the script is in before calling the php executable