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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ Installing PHP - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Preface @@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ Installing PHP How to change configuration settings 7. Installation FAQ - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Preface - These installation instructions were generated from the HTML version - of the PHP Manual so formatting and linking have been altered. See the + These installation instructions were generated from the HTML version of + the PHP Manual so formatting and linking have been altered. See the online and updated version at: http://php.net/install.unix - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Chapter 1. General Installation Considerations @@ -74,19 +74,19 @@ Chapter 1. General Installation Considerations In case of setting up the server and PHP on your own, you have two choices for the method of connecting PHP to the server. For many servers PHP has a direct module interface (also called SAPI). These - servers include Apache, Microsoft Internet Information Server, - Netscape and iPlanet servers. Many other servers have support for - ISAPI, the Microsoft module interface (OmniHTTPd for example). If PHP - has no module support for your web server, you can always use it as a - CGI or FastCGI processor. This means you set up your server to use the - CGI executable of PHP to process all PHP file requests on the server. + servers include Apache, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Netscape + and iPlanet servers. Many other servers have support for ISAPI, the + Microsoft module interface (OmniHTTPd for example). If PHP has no + module support for your web server, you can always use it as a CGI or + FastCGI processor. This means you set up your server to use the CGI + executable of PHP to process all PHP file requests on the server. If you are also interested to use PHP for command line scripting (e.g. - write scripts autogenerating some images for you offline, or - processing text files depending on some arguments you pass to them), - you always need the command line executable. For more information, - read the section about writing command line PHP applications. In this - case, you need no server and no browser. + write scripts autogenerating some images for you offline, or processing + text files depending on some arguments you pass to them), you always + need the command line executable. For more information, read the + section about writing command line PHP applications. In this case, you + need no server and no browser. With PHP you can also write desktop GUI applications using the PHP-GTK extension. This is a completely different approach than writing web @@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ Chapter 1. General Installation Considerations PHP distribution. From now on, this section deals with setting up PHP for web servers on - Unix and Windows with server module interfaces and CGI executables. - You will also find information on the command line executable in the + Unix and Windows with server module interfaces and CGI executables. You + will also find information on the command line executable in the following sections. PHP source code and binary distributions for Windows can be found at http://www.php.net/downloads.php. We recommend you to choose a mirror nearest to you for downloading the distributions. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Chapter 2. Installation on Unix systems @@ -120,14 +120,14 @@ Chapter 2. Installation on Unix systems There are several ways to install PHP for the Unix platform, either with a compile and configure process, or through various pre-packaged methods. This documentation is mainly focused around the process of - compiling and configuring PHP. Many Unix like systems have some sort - of package installation system. This can assist in setting up a - standard configuration, but if you need to have a different set of - features (such as a secure server, or a different database driver), - you may need to build PHP and/or your webserver. If you are unfamiliar - with building and compiling your own software, it is worth checking to - see whether somebody has already built a packaged version of PHP with - the features you need. + compiling and configuring PHP. Many Unix like systems have some sort of + package installation system. This can assist in setting up a standard + configuration, but if you need to have a different set of features + (such as a secure server, or a different database driver), you may need + to build PHP and/or your webserver. If you are unfamiliar with building + and compiling your own software, it is worth checking to see whether + somebody has already built a packaged version of PHP with the features + you need. Prerequisite knowledge and software for compiling: @@ -139,23 +139,23 @@ Chapter 2. Installation on Unix systems * Any module specific components (such as gd, pdf libs, etc.) The initial PHP setup and configuration process is controlled by the - use of the commandline options of the configure script. You could get - a list of all available options along with short explanations running + use of the commandline options of the configure script. You could get a + list of all available options along with short explanations running ./configure --help. Our manual documents the different options separately. You will find the core options in the appendix, while the different extension specific options are descibed on the reference pages. When PHP is configured, you are ready to build the module and/or - executables. The command make should take care of this. If it fails - and you can't figure out why, see the Problems section. - _________________________________________________________________ + executables. The command make should take care of this. If it fails and + you can't figure out why, see the Problems section. + __________________________________________________________________ Apache 1.3.x on Unix systems This section contains notes and hints specific to Apache installs of - PHP on Unix platforms. We also have instructions and notes for Apache - 2 on a separate page. + PHP on Unix platforms. We also have instructions and notes for Apache 2 + on a separate page. You can select arguments to add to the configure on line 10 below from the list of core configure options and from extension specific options @@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ Apache 1.3.x on Unix systems stage. It isn't supposed to. It will be created.) 12. make - (you should now have an httpd binary which you can copy to your Apache bin -dir if + (you should now have an httpd binary which you can copy to your Apache bin d +ir if it is your first install then you need to "make install" as well) 13. cd ../php-5.x.y @@ -319,27 +319,26 @@ stop and start: ./configure --with-apxs --with-pgsql=shared This will create a libphp4.so shared library for Apache, but it will - also create a pgsql.so shared library that is loaded into PHP either - by using the extension directive in php.ini file or by loading it + also create a pgsql.so shared library that is loaded into PHP either by + using the extension directive in php.ini file or by loading it explicitly in a script using the dl() function. ./configure --with-apache=/path/to/apache_source --with-pgsql This will create a libmodphp5.a library, a mod_php5.c and some - accompanying files and copy this into the src/modules/php5 directory - in the Apache source tree. Then you compile Apache using + accompanying files and copy this into the src/modules/php5 directory in + the Apache source tree. Then you compile Apache using --activate-module=src/modules/php5/libphp5.a and the Apache build system will create libphp5.a and link it statically into the httpd binary (replace php5 by php4 in PHP 4). The PostgreSQL support is - included directly into this httpd binary, so the final result here is - a single httpd binary that includes all of Apache and all of PHP. + included directly into this httpd binary, so the final result here is a + single httpd binary that includes all of Apache and all of PHP. ./configure --with-apache=/path/to/apache_source --with-pgsql=shared - Same as before, except instead of including PostgreSQL support - directly into the final httpd you will get a pgsql.so shared library - that you can load into PHP from either the php.ini file or directly - using dl(). + Same as before, except instead of including PostgreSQL support directly + into the final httpd you will get a pgsql.so shared library that you + can load into PHP from either the php.ini file or directly using dl(). When choosing to build PHP in different ways, you should consider the advantages and drawbacks of each method. Building as a shared object @@ -358,11 +357,11 @@ Group "#-1" ("Group daemon" is also very common) PHP will not be able to open files. - Note: Make sure you specify the installed version of apxs when - using --with-apxs=/path/to/apxs. You must NOT use the apxs version - that is in the apache sources but the one that is actually - installed on your system. - _________________________________________________________________ + Note: Make sure you specify the installed version of apxs when using + --with-apxs=/path/to/apxs. You must NOT use the apxs version that is + in the apache sources but the one that is actually installed on your + system. + __________________________________________________________________ Apache 2.0 on Unix systems @@ -375,8 +374,8 @@ Apache 2.0 on Unix systems Use the prefork MPM instead, or use Apache1. For information on why, read the related FAQ entry on using Apache2 with a threaded MPM - You are highly encouraged to take a look at the Apache Documentation - to get a basic understanding of the Apache 2.0 Server. + You are highly encouraged to take a look at the Apache Documentation to + get a basic understanding of the Apache 2.0 Server. PHP and Apache 2.0.x compatibility notes: The following versions of PHP are known to work with the most recent version of Apache 2.0.x: @@ -390,23 +389,21 @@ Apache 2.0 on Unix systems These versions of PHP are compatible to Apache 2.0.40 and later. - Apache 2.0 SAPI-support started with PHP 4.2.0. PHP 4.2.3 works - with Apache 2.0.39, don't use any other version of Apache with PHP - 4.2.3. However, the recommended setup is to use PHP 4.3.0 or later - with the most recent version of Apache2. + Apache 2.0 SAPI-support started with PHP 4.2.0. PHP 4.2.3 works with + Apache 2.0.39, don't use any other version of Apache with PHP 4.2.3. + However, the recommended setup is to use PHP 4.3.0 or later with the + most recent version of Apache2. All mentioned versions of PHP will work still with Apache 1.3.x. Download the most recent version of Apache 2.0 and a fitting PHP version from the above mentioned places. This quick guide covers only - the basics to get started with Apache 2.0 and PHP. For more - information read the Apache Documentation. The version numbers have - been omitted here, to ensure the instructions are not incorrect. You - will need to replace the 'NN' here with the correct values from your - files. - - Example 2-4. Installation Instructions (Apache 2 Shared Module - Version) + the basics to get started with Apache 2.0 and PHP. For more information + read the Apache Documentation. The version numbers have been omitted + here, to ensure the instructions are not incorrect. You will need to + replace the 'NN' here with the correct values from your files. + + Example 2-4. Installation Instructions (Apache 2 Shared Module Version) 1. gzip -d httpd-2_0_NN.tar.gz 2. tar xvf httpd-2_0_NN.tar 3. gunzip php-NN.tar.gz @@ -489,12 +486,12 @@ Apache 2.0 on Unix systems Following the steps above you will have a running Apache 2.0 with support for PHP as SAPI module. Of course there are many more configuration options available for both, Apache and PHP. For more - information use ./configure --help in the corresponding source tree. - In case you wish to build a multithreaded version of Apache 2.0 you - must overwrite the standard MPM-Module prefork either with worker or - perchild. To do so append to your configure line in step 6 above - either the option --with-mpm=worker or --with-mpm=perchild. Take care - about the consequences and understand what you are doing. For more + information use ./configure --help in the corresponding source tree. In + case you wish to build a multithreaded version of Apache 2.0 you must + overwrite the standard MPM-Module prefork either with worker or + perchild. To do so append to your configure line in step 6 above either + the option --with-mpm=worker or --with-mpm=perchild. Take care about + the consequences and understand what you are doing. For more information read the Apache documentation about the MPM-Modules. Note: If you want to use content negotiation, read the Apache @@ -505,7 +502,7 @@ Apache 2.0 on Unix systems Zend Thread Safety (ZTS). Therefore not all extensions might be available. The recommended setup is to build Apache with the standard prefork MPM-Module. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Caudium @@ -542,7 +539,7 @@ Caudium that the normal MySQL client code is used. Otherwise there might be conflicts if your Pike already has MySQL support. You do this by specifying a MySQL install directory the --with-mysql option. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ fhttpd related notes @@ -554,13 +551,13 @@ fhttpd related notes capability. Note: Support for fhttpd is no longer available as of PHP 4.3.0. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Sun, iPlanet and Netscape servers on Sun Solaris This section contains notes and hints specific to Sun Java System Web - Server, Sun ONE Web Server, iPlanet and Netscape server installs of - PHP on Sun Solaris. + Server, Sun ONE Web Server, iPlanet and Netscape server installs of PHP + on Sun Solaris. From PHP 4.3.3 on you can use PHP scripts with the NSAPI module to generate custom directory listings and error pages. Additional @@ -597,9 +594,9 @@ Sun, iPlanet and Netscape servers on Sun Solaris 4). 4. tar xvf php-x.x.x.tar 5. Change to your extracted PHP directory: cd ../php-x.x.x - 6. For the following step, make sure /opt/netscape/suitespot/ is - where your netscape server is installed. Otherwise, change to the - correct path and run: + 6. For the following step, make sure /opt/netscape/suitespot/ is where + your netscape server is installed. Otherwise, change to the correct + path and run: ./configure --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql \ --with-nsapi=/opt/netscape/suitespot/ \ @@ -624,14 +621,14 @@ Sun, iPlanet and Netscape servers on Sun Solaris type=magnus-internal/x-httpd-php exts=php 2. Edit magnus.conf (for servers >= 6) or obj.conf (for servers < 6) - and add the following, shlib will vary depending on your system, - it will be something like /opt/netscape/suitespot/bin/libphp4.so. - You should place the following lines after mime types init. + and add the following, shlib will vary depending on your system, it + will be something like /opt/netscape/suitespot/bin/libphp4.so. You + should place the following lines after mime types init. -Init fn="load-modules" funcs="php4_init,php4_execute,php4_auth_trans" shlib="/o -pt/netscape/suitespot/bin/libphp4.so" -Init fn="php4_init" LateInit="yes" errorString="Failed to initialize PHP!" [php -_ini="/path/to/php.ini"] +Init fn="load-modules" funcs="php4_init,php4_execute,php4_auth_trans" shlib="/op +t/netscape/suitespot/bin/libphp4.so" +Init fn="php4_init" LateInit="yes" errorString="Failed to initialize PHP!" [php_ +ini="/path/to/php.ini"] (PHP >= 4.3.3) The php_ini parameter is optional but with it you can place your php.ini in your webserver config directory. @@ -642,10 +639,10 @@ _ini="/path/to/php.ini"] . . . -.#NOTE this next line should happen after all 'ObjectType' and before all 'AddL -og' lines -Service fn="php4_execute" type="magnus-internal/x-httpd-php" [inikey=value inik -ey=value ...] +.#NOTE this next line should happen after all 'ObjectType' and before all 'AddLo +g' lines +Service fn="php4_execute" type="magnus-internal/x-httpd-php" [inikey=value inike +y=value ...] . . </Object> @@ -668,8 +665,8 @@ Service fn=php4_execute [inikey=value inikey=value ...] server and assign it the style x-httpd-php. All files in it will get executed as PHP. This is nice to hide PHP usage by renaming files to .html. - 5. Setup of authentication: PHP authentication cannot be used with - any other authentication. ALL AUTHENTICATION IS PASSED TO YOUR PHP + 5. Setup of authentication: PHP authentication cannot be used with any + other authentication. ALL AUTHENTICATION IS PASSED TO YOUR PHP SCRIPT. To configure PHP Authentication for the entire server, add the following line to your default object: @@ -680,18 +677,17 @@ AuthTrans fn=php4_auth_trans . </Object> - 6. To use PHP Authentication on a single directory, add the - following: + 6. To use PHP Authentication on a single directory, add the following: <Object ppath="d:\path\to\authenticated\dir\*"> AuthTrans fn=php4_auth_trans </Object> Note: The stacksize that PHP uses depends on the configuration of - the webserver. If you get crashes with very large PHP scripts, it - is recommended to raise it with the Admin Server (in the section + the webserver. If you get crashes with very large PHP scripts, it is + recommended to raise it with the Admin Server (in the section "MAGNUS EDITOR"). - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ CGI environment and recommended modifications in php.ini @@ -723,15 +719,15 @@ CGI environment and recommended modifications in php.ini it, because you do not need the environment here): variables_order = "GPCS" register_globals = On - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Special use for error pages or self-made directory listings (PHP >= 4.3.3) You can use PHP to generate the error pages for "404 Not Found" or similar. Add the following line to the object in obj.conf for every error page you want to overwrite: -Error fn="php4_execute" code=XXX script="/path/to/script.php" [inikey=value ini -key=value...] +Error fn="php4_execute" code=XXX script="/path/to/script.php" [inikey=value inik +ey=value...] where XXX is the HTTP error code. Please delete any other Error directives which could interfere with yours. If you want to place a @@ -740,15 +736,15 @@ key=value...] Another possibility is to generate self-made directory listings. Just create a PHP script which displays a directory listing and replace the - corresponding default Service line for - type="magnus-internal/directory" in obj.conf with the following: -Service fn="php4_execute" type="magnus-internal/directory" script="/path/to/scr -ipt.php" [inikey=value inikey=value...] + corresponding default Service line for type="magnus-internal/directory" + in obj.conf with the following: +Service fn="php4_execute" type="magnus-internal/directory" script="/path/to/scri +pt.php" [inikey=value inikey=value...] For both error and directory listing pages the original URI and translated URI are in the variables $_SERVER['PATH_INFO'] and $_SERVER['PATH_TRANSLATED']. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Note about nsapi_virtual() and subrequests (PHP >= 4.3.3) @@ -760,7 +756,7 @@ Note about nsapi_virtual() and subrequests (PHP >= 4.3.3) disabled. Note: But be warned: Support for nsapi_virtual() is EXPERIMENTAL!!! - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ CGI and commandline setups @@ -783,15 +779,15 @@ CGI and commandline setups and this is described in detail in the manual section named Using PHP from the command line. For further details please read that section of the manual. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Testing If you have built PHP as a CGI program, you may test your build by - typing make test. It is always a good idea to test your build. This - way you may catch a problem with PHP on your platform early instead of + typing make test. It is always a good idea to test your build. This way + you may catch a problem with PHP on your platform early instead of having to struggle with it later. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Benchmarking @@ -804,19 +800,18 @@ Benchmarking configuration file. Note: make bench is only available for PHP 3. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Using Variables Some server supplied environment variables are not defined in the - current CGI/1.1 specification. Only the following variables are - defined there: AUTH_TYPE, CONTENT_LENGTH, CONTENT_TYPE, - GATEWAY_INTERFACE, PATH_INFO, PATH_TRANSLATED, QUERY_STRING, - REMOTE_ADDR, REMOTE_HOST, REMOTE_IDENT, REMOTE_USER, REQUEST_METHOD, - SCRIPT_NAME, SERVER_NAME, SERVER_PORT, SERVER_PROTOCOL, and - SERVER_SOFTWARE. Everything else should be treated as 'vendor - extensions'. - _________________________________________________________________ + current CGI/1.1 specification. Only the following variables are defined + there: AUTH_TYPE, CONTENT_LENGTH, CONTENT_TYPE, GATEWAY_INTERFACE, + PATH_INFO, PATH_TRANSLATED, QUERY_STRING, REMOTE_ADDR, REMOTE_HOST, + REMOTE_IDENT, REMOTE_USER, REQUEST_METHOD, SCRIPT_NAME, SERVER_NAME, + SERVER_PORT, SERVER_PROTOCOL, and SERVER_SOFTWARE. Everything else + should be treated as 'vendor extensions'. + __________________________________________________________________ HP-UX specific installation notes @@ -827,33 +822,33 @@ HP-UX specific installation notes Note: These tips were written for PHP 4.0.4 and Apache 1.3.9. 1. You need gzip, download a binary distribution from - http://hpux.connect.org.uk/ftp/hpux/Gnu/gzip-1.2.4a/gzip-1.2.4a-sd - -10.20.depot.Z uncompress the file and install using swinstall. + http://hpux.connect.org.uk/ftp/hpux/Gnu/gzip-1.2.4a/gzip-1.2.4a-sd- + 10.20.depot.Z uncompress the file and install using swinstall. 2. You need gcc, download a binary distribution from - http://gatekeep.cs.utah.edu/ftp/hpux/Gnu/gcc-2.95.2/gcc-2.95.2-sd- - 10.20.depot.gz. uncompress this file and install gcc using + http://gatekeep.cs.utah.edu/ftp/hpux/Gnu/gcc-2.95.2/gcc-2.95.2-sd-1 + 0.20.depot.gz. uncompress this file and install gcc using swinstall. 3. You need the GNU binutils, you can download a binary distribution from - http://hpux.connect.org.uk/ftp/hpux/Gnu/binutils-2.9.1/binutils-2. - 9.1-sd-10.20.depot.gz. uncompress this file and install binutils + http://hpux.connect.org.uk/ftp/hpux/Gnu/binutils-2.9.1/binutils-2.9 + .1-sd-10.20.depot.gz. uncompress this file and install binutils using swinstall. 4. You now need bison, you can download a binary distribution from - http://hpux.connect.org.uk/ftp/hpux/Gnu/bison-1.28/bison-1.28-sd-1 - 0.20.depot.gz, install as above. + http://hpux.connect.org.uk/ftp/hpux/Gnu/bison-1.28/bison-1.28-sd-10 + .20.depot.gz, install as above. 5. You now need flex, you need to download the source from one of the http://www.gnu.org mirrors. It is in the non-gnu directory of the ftp site. Download the file, gunzip, then tar -xvf it. Go into the - newly created flex directory and run ./configure, followed by - make, and then make install. + newly created flex directory and run ./configure, followed by make, + and then make install. If you have errors here, it's probably because gcc etc. are not in your PATH so add them to your PATH. 6. Download the PHP and apache sources. - 7. gunzip and tar -xvf them. We need to hack a couple of files so - that they can compile OK. + 7. gunzip and tar -xvf them. We need to hack a couple of files so that + they can compile OK. 8. Firstly the configure file needs to be hacked because it seems to - lose track of the fact that you are a hpux machine, there will be - a better way of doing this but a cheap and cheerful hack is to put + lose track of the fact that you are a hpux machine, there will be a + better way of doing this but a cheap and cheerful hack is to put lt_target=hpux10.20 on line 47286 of the configure script. 9. Next, the Apache GuessOS file needs to be hacked. Under apache_1.3.9/src/helpers change line 89 from echo @@ -862,10 +857,10 @@ HP-UX specific installation notes 10. You cannot install PHP as a shared object under HP-UX so you must compile it as a static, just follow the instructions at the Apache page. - 11. PHP and Apache should have compiled OK, but Apache won't start. - you need to create a new user for Apache, e.g. www, or apache. You - then change lines 252 and 253 of the conf/httpd.conf in Apache so - that instead of + 11. PHP and Apache should have compiled OK, but Apache won't start. you + need to create a new user for Apache, e.g. www, or apache. You then + change lines 252 and 253 of the conf/httpd.conf in Apache so that + instead of User nobody Group nogroup @@ -877,13 +872,13 @@ Group sys This is because you can't run Apache as nobody under hp-ux. Apache and PHP should then work. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ OpenBSD installation notes This section contains notes and hints specific to installing PHP on OpenBSD 3.6. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Using Binary Packages @@ -917,7 +912,7 @@ Using Binary Packages Read the packages(7) manual page for more information about binary packages on OpenBSD. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Using Ports @@ -928,7 +923,7 @@ Using Ports PHP modules. If you find you do not want to create some of these modules, use the no_* FLAVOR. For example, to skip building the imap module, set the FLAVOR to no_imap. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Common Problems @@ -943,28 +938,26 @@ Common Problems automatically installs into the correct chroot directories, so no special modification is needed there. More information on the OpenBSD Apache is available in the OpenBSD FAQ. - * The OpenBSD 3.6 package for the gd extension requires XFree86 to - be installed. If you do not wish to use some of the font features - that require X11, install the php4-gd-4.3.8-no_x11.tgz package - instead. - _________________________________________________________________ + * The OpenBSD 3.6 package for the gd extension requires XFree86 to be + installed. If you do not wish to use some of the font features that + require X11, install the php4-gd-4.3.8-no_x11.tgz package instead. + __________________________________________________________________ Older Releases Older releases of OpenBSD used the FLAVORS system to compile up a statically linked PHP. Since it is hard to generate binary packages using this method, it is now deprecated. You can still use the old - stable ports trees if you wish, but they are unsupported by the - OpenBSD team. If you have any comments about this, the current - maintainer for the port is Anil Madhavapeddy (avsm at openbsd dot - org). - _________________________________________________________________ + stable ports trees if you wish, but they are unsupported by the OpenBSD + team. If you have any comments about this, the current maintainer for + the port is Anil Madhavapeddy (avsm at openbsd dot org). + __________________________________________________________________ Solaris specific installation tips This section contains notes and hints specific to installing PHP on Solaris systems. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Required software @@ -987,19 +980,19 @@ Required software In addition, you will need to install (and possibly compile) any additional software specific to your configuration, such as Oracle or MySQL. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Using Packages - You can simplify the Solaris install process by using pkgadd to - install most of your needed components. - _________________________________________________________________ + You can simplify the Solaris install process by using pkgadd to install + most of your needed components. + __________________________________________________________________ Debian GNU/Linux installation notes This section contains notes and hints specific to installing PHP on Debian GNU/Linux. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Using APT @@ -1044,24 +1037,23 @@ deb-src http://packages.dotdeb.org stable all Example 2-8. Debian Install Example with Apache 1.3 # apt-get install libapache-mod-php4 - APT will automatically install the PHP 4 module for Apache 1.3, and - all its dependencies and then activate it. If you're not asked to - restart Apache during the install process, you'll have to do it - manually : + APT will automatically install the PHP 4 module for Apache 1.3, and all + its dependencies and then activate it. If you're not asked to restart + Apache during the install process, you'll have to do it manually : Example 2-9. Stopping and starting Apache once PHP 4 is installed # /etc/init.d/apache stop # /etc/init.d/apache start - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Better control on configuration - In the last section, PHP was installed with only core modules. This - may not be what you want and you will soon discover that you need more + In the last section, PHP was installed with only core modules. This may + not be what you want and you will soon discover that you need more activated modules, like MySQL, cURL, GD, etc. - When you compile PHP from source yourself, you need to activate - modules via the configure command. With APT, you just have to install + When you compile PHP from source yourself, you need to activate modules + via the configure command. With APT, you just have to install additional packages. They're all named 'php4-*' (or 'php5-*' if you installed PHP 5 from a third party repository). @@ -1070,8 +1062,8 @@ Better control on configuration As you can see from the last output, there's a lot of PHP modules that you can install (excluding the php4-cgi, php4-cli or php4-pear special - packages). Look at them closely and choose what you need. If you - choose a module and you do not have the proper libraries, APT will + packages). Look at them closely and choose what you need. If you choose + a module and you do not have the proper libraries, APT will automatically install all the dependencies for you. If you choose to add the MySQL, cURL and GD support to PHP the command @@ -1090,45 +1082,51 @@ extension=gd.so You'll only have to stop/start Apache as previously to activate the modules. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Common Problems * If you see the PHP source instead of the result the script should produce, APT has probably not included /etc/apache/conf.d/php4 in your Apache 1.3 configuration. Please ensure that the following - line is present in your /etc/apache/httpd.conf file then - stop/start Apache: + line is present in your /etc/apache/httpd.conf file then stop/start + Apache: Example 2-13. This line activates PHP 4 into Apache # Include /etc/apache/conf.d/ * If you installed an additional module and if its functions are not available in your scripts, please ensure that the appropriate line - is present in your php.ini, as seen before. APT may fail during - the installation of the additional module, due to a confusing - debconf configuration. - _________________________________________________________________ + is present in your php.ini, as seen before. APT may fail during the + installation of the additional module, due to a confusing debconf + configuration. + __________________________________________________________________ Chapter 3. Installation on Mac OS X - This section contains notes and hints specific to installing PHP on - Mac OS X. There are two slightly different versions of Mac OS X, - Client and Server, our manual deals with installing PHP on both - systems. Note that PHP is not available for MacOS 9 and earlier - versions. - _________________________________________________________________ + This section contains notes and hints specific to installing PHP on Mac + OS X. There are two slightly different versions of Mac OS X, Client and + Server, our manual deals with installing PHP on both systems. Note that + PHP is not available for MacOS 9 and earlier versions. + __________________________________________________________________ Using Packages There are a few pre-packaged and pre-compiled versions of PHP for Mac OS X. This can help in setting up a standard configuration, but if you - need to have a different set of features (such as a secure server, or - a different database driver), you may need to build PHP and/or your - web server yourself. If you are unfamiliar with building and compiling - your own software, it's worth checking whether somebody has already - built a packaged version of PHP with the features you need. - _________________________________________________________________ + need to have a different set of features (such as a secure server, or a + different database driver), you may need to build PHP and/or your web + server yourself. If you are unfamiliar with building and compiling your + own software, it's worth checking whether somebody has already built a + packaged version of PHP with the features you need. + + The following resources offer easy to install packages and precompiled + binaries for PHP on Mac OS: + + * Darwin: http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/ + * Entropy: http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/php/ + * Fink: http://fink.sourceforge.net/ + __________________________________________________________________ Compiling for OS X Server @@ -1147,8 +1145,8 @@ Compiling for OS X Server --enable-module=most \ --target=apache - 3. If you want the compiler to do some optimization, you may also - want to add this line: + 3. If you want the compiler to do some optimization, you may also want + to add this line: setenv OPTIM=-O2 @@ -1179,17 +1177,17 @@ setenv OPTIM=-O2 --target=apache \ --activate-module=src/modules/php4/libphp4.a - You may get a message telling you that libmodphp4.a is out of - date. If so, go to the src/modules/php4 directory inside your - Apache source directory and run this command: ranlib libmodphp4.a. - Then go back to the root of the Apache source directory and run - the above configure command again. That'll bring the link table up - to date. Run make and make install again. + You may get a message telling you that libmodphp4.a is out of date. + If so, go to the src/modules/php4 directory inside your Apache + source directory and run this command: ranlib libmodphp4.a. Then go + back to the root of the Apache source directory and run the above + configure command again. That'll bring the link table up to date. + Run make and make install again. 7. Copy and rename the php.ini-dist file to your bin directory from - your PHP 4 source directory: cp php.ini-dist - /usr/local/bin/php.ini or (if your don't have a local directory) - cp php.ini-dist /usr/bin/php.ini. - _________________________________________________________________ + your PHP 4 source directory: cp php.ini-dist /usr/local/bin/php.ini + or (if your don't have a local directory) cp php.ini-dist + /usr/bin/php.ini. + __________________________________________________________________ Compiling for MacOS X Client @@ -1200,8 +1198,7 @@ Compiling for MacOS X Client Warning - Be careful when you do this, you could screw up your Apache web - server! + Be careful when you do this, you could screw up your Apache web server! Do this to install: @@ -1211,9 +1208,9 @@ Compiling for MacOS X Client wait for the download to finish. 3. Type gunzip libphp4.so.gz. 4. Type sudo apxs -i -a -n php4 libphp4.so - 5. Now type sudo open -a TextEdit /etc/httpd/httpd.conf. TextEdit - will open with the web server configuration file. Locate these two - lines towards the end of the file: (Use the Find command) + 5. Now type sudo open -a TextEdit /etc/httpd/httpd.conf. TextEdit will + open with the web server configuration file. Locate these two lines + towards the end of the file: (Use the Find command) #AddType application/x-httpd-php .php #AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps @@ -1228,7 +1225,7 @@ Compiling for MacOS X Client Now open up 127.0.0.1/~your_username/test.php in your web browser. You should see a status table with information about the PHP module. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Chapter 4. Installation of PECL extensions @@ -1253,7 +1250,7 @@ Introduction to PECL Installations of the required tools (autoconf, automake, libtool, etc.) See the Anonymous CVS Instructions for details on the required tools, and required versions. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Downloading PECL extensions @@ -1264,7 +1261,7 @@ Downloading PECL extensions extensions that are offered by the PHP Development Team. The information available here includes: ChangeLog, release notes, requirements and other similar details. - * pear download extname + * pecl download extname PECL extensions that have releases listed on the PECL web site are available for download and installation using the pear command. Specific revisions may also be specified. @@ -1282,7 +1279,7 @@ $ cvs -d:pserver:cvsread@cvs.php.net:/repository co pecl/extname Collection of PECL modules from the PHP Downloads page, and by retrieving a PECL Snapshot. To compile PHP under Windows, read the appropriate chapter. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ PECL for Windows users @@ -1294,14 +1291,14 @@ PECL for Windows users extension=php_extname.dll After doing this, restart the web server. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Compiling shared PECL extensions with PEAR PEAR makes it easy to create shared PHP extensions. Using the pear command, do the following: - $ pear install extname + $ pecl install extname This will download the source for extname, compile, and install extname.so into your extension_dir. extname.so may then be loaded via @@ -1311,25 +1308,25 @@ Compiling shared PECL extensions with PEAR with the alpha or beta state. If no stable packages are available, you may install a beta package using the following command: - $ pear install extname-beta + $ pecl install extname-beta You may also install a specific version using this variant: - $ pear install extname-0.1 - _________________________________________________________________ + $ pecl install extname-0.1 + __________________________________________________________________ Compiling shared PECL extensions with phpize Sometimes, using the pear installer is not an option. This could be because you're behind a firewall, or it could be because the extension - you want to install is not available as a PEAR compatible package, - such as unreleased extensions from CVS. If you need to build such an - extension, you can use the lower-level build tools to perform the - build manually. + you want to install is not available as a PEAR compatible package, such + as unreleased extensions from CVS. If you need to build such an + extension, you can use the lower-level build tools to perform the build + manually. The phpize command is used to prepare the build environment for a PHP - extension. In the following sample, the sources for an extension are - in a directory named extname: + extension. In the following sample, the sources for an extension are in + a directory named extname: $ cd extname $ phpize @@ -1348,7 +1345,7 @@ $ make extensions. Execute phpize --help to display additional usage information. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Compiling PECL extensions statically into PHP @@ -1383,11 +1380,10 @@ $ make install Whether --enable-extname or --with-extname is used depends on the extension. Typically an extension that does not require external - libraries uses --enable. To be sure, run the following after - buildconf: + libraries uses --enable. To be sure, run the following after buildconf: $ ./configure --help | grep extname - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Chapter 5. Problems? @@ -1395,7 +1391,7 @@ Read the FAQ Some problems are more common than others. The most common ones are listed in the PHP FAQ, part of this manual. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Other problems @@ -1413,7 +1409,7 @@ Other problems system, what PHP version, what web server, if you are running PHP as CGI or a server module, safe mode, etc...), and preferably enough code to make others able to reproduce and test your problem. - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Bug reports @@ -1426,16 +1422,16 @@ Bug reports Read the How to report a bug document before submitting any bug reports! - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Chapter 6. Runtime Configuration The configuration file - The configuration file (called php3.ini in PHP 3, and simply php.ini - as of PHP 4) is read when PHP starts up. For the server module - versions of PHP, this happens only once when the web server is - started. For the CGI and CLI version, it happens on every invocation. + The configuration file (called php3.ini in PHP 3, and simply php.ini as + of PHP 4) is read when PHP starts up. For the server module versions of + PHP, this happens only once when the web server is started. For the CGI + and CLI version, it happens on every invocation. php.ini is searched in these locations (in order): @@ -1444,25 +1440,30 @@ The configuration file PHP_INI_PATH environment variable in THTTPD) * The PHPRC environment variable. Before PHP 5.2.0 this was checked after the registry key mentioned below. + * As of PHP 5.2.0, the following registry locations are searched in + order: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP\IniFilePath\x.y.z, + HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP\IniFilePath\x.y and + HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP\IniFilePath\x, where x, y and z + mean the PHP major, minor and release versions. * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP\IniFilePath (Windows Registry location) - * Current working directory (for CLI) + * Current working directory (except CLI) * The web server's directory (for SAPI modules), or directory of PHP (otherwise in Windows) * Windows directory (C:\windows or C:\winnt) (for Windows), or --with-config-file-path compile time option If php-SAPI.ini exists (where SAPI is used SAPI, so the filename is - e.g. php-cli.ini or php-apache.ini), it's used instead of php.ini. - SAPI name can be determined by php_sapi_name(). + e.g. php-cli.ini or php-apache.ini), it's used instead of php.ini. SAPI + name can be determined by php_sapi_name(). - Note: The Apache web server changes the directory to root at - startup causing PHP to attempt to read php.ini from the root - filesystem if it exists. + Note: The Apache web server changes the directory to root at startup + causing PHP to attempt to read php.ini from the root filesystem if + it exists. The php.ini directives handled by extensions are documented - respectively on the pages of the extensions themselves. The list of - the core directives is available in the appendix. Probably not all PHP + respectively on the pages of the extensions themselves. The list of the + core directives is available in the appendix. Probably not all PHP directives are documented in the manual though. For a complete list of directives available in your PHP version, please read your well commented php.ini file. Alternatively, you may find the the latest @@ -1486,7 +1487,7 @@ include_path = ".;c:\php\lib" Since PHP 5.1.0, it is possible to refer to existing .ini variables from within .ini files. Example: open_basedir = ${open_basedir} ":/new/dir". - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ How to change configuration settings @@ -1499,17 +1500,17 @@ Running PHP as an Apache module With PHP 4 and PHP 5, there are several Apache directives that allow you to change the PHP configuration from within the Apache - configuration files. For a listing of which directives are - PHP_INI_ALL, PHP_INI_PERDIR, or PHP_INI_SYSTEM, have a look at the - List of php.ini directives appendix. + configuration files. For a listing of which directives are PHP_INI_ALL, + PHP_INI_PERDIR, or PHP_INI_SYSTEM, have a look at the List of php.ini + directives appendix. Note: With PHP 3, there are Apache directives that correspond to each configuration setting in the php3.ini name, except the name is prefixed by "php3_". php_value name value - Sets the value of the specified directive. Can be used only - with PHP_INI_ALL and PHP_INI_PERDIR type directives. To clear a + Sets the value of the specified directive. Can be used only with + PHP_INI_ALL and PHP_INI_PERDIR type directives. To clear a previously set value use none as the value. Note: Don't use php_value to set boolean values. php_flag (see @@ -1522,14 +1523,14 @@ Running PHP as an Apache module php_admin_value name value Sets the value of the specified directive. This can not be used in .htaccess files. Any directive type set with php_admin_value - can not be overridden by .htaccess or virtualhost directives. - To clear a previously set value use none as the value. + can not be overridden by .htaccess or virtualhost directives. To + clear a previously set value use none as the value. php_admin_flag name on|off Used to set a boolean configuration directive. This can not be used in .htaccess files. Any directive type set with - php_admin_flag can not be overridden by .htaccess or - virtualhost directives. + php_admin_flag can not be overridden by .htaccess or virtualhost + directives. Example 6-2. Apache configuration example <IfModule mod_php5.c> @@ -1552,7 +1553,7 @@ Running PHP as an Apache module error_reporting directive as they will have no meaning and will evaluate to 0. Use the associated bitmask values instead. These constants can be used in php.ini - _________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ Changing PHP configuration via the Windows registry @@ -1566,28 +1567,28 @@ Changing PHP configuration via the Windows registry active for any script running from this directory or any subdirectory of it. The values under the key should have the name of the PHP configuration directive and the string value. PHP constants in the - values are not parsed. However, only configuration values changeable - in PHP_INI_USER can be set this way, PHP_INI_PERDIR values can not. - _________________________________________________________________ + values are not parsed. However, only configuration values changeable in + PHP_INI_USER can be set this way, PHP_INI_PERDIR values can not. + __________________________________________________________________ Other interfaces to PHP - Regardless of how you run PHP, you can change certain values at - runtime of your scripts through ini_set(). See the documentation on - the ini_set() page for more information. + Regardless of how you run PHP, you can change certain values at runtime + of your scripts through ini_set(). See the documentation on the + ini_set() page for more information. If you are interested in a complete list of configuration settings on your system with their current values, you can execute the phpinfo() - function, and review the resulting page. You can also access the - values of individual configuration directives at runtime using - ini_get() or get_cfg_var(). - _________________________________________________________________ + function, and review the resulting page. You can also access the values + of individual configuration directives at runtime using ini_get() or + get_cfg_var(). + __________________________________________________________________ Chapter 7. Installation FAQ This section holds common questions about the way to install PHP. PHP - is available for almost any OS (except maybe for MacOS before OSX), - and almost any web server. + is available for almost any OS (except maybe for MacOS before OSX), and + almost any web server. To install PHP, follow the instructions in Installing PHP. @@ -1654,21 +1655,20 @@ cgi error: sticking dozens of 3rd-party libraries together and making it all appear as one coherent entity through an intuitive and easy to learn language interface. The flexibility and power of PHP relies on the - stability and robustness of the underlying platform. It needs a - working OS, a working web server and working 3rd-party libraries to - glue together. When any of these stop working PHP needs ways to - identify the problems and fix them quickly. When you make the - underlying framework more complex by not having completely separate - execution threads, completely separate memory segments and a strong - sandbox for each request to play in, feet of clay are introduced into - PHP's system. + stability and robustness of the underlying platform. It needs a working + OS, a working web server and working 3rd-party libraries to glue + together. When any of these stop working PHP needs ways to identify the + problems and fix them quickly. When you make the underlying framework + more complex by not having completely separate execution threads, + completely separate memory segments and a strong sandbox for each + request to play in, feet of clay are introduced into PHP's system. If you feel you have to use a threaded MPM, look at a FastCGI configuration where PHP is running in its own memory space. - And finally, this warning against using a threaded MPM is not as - strong for Windows systems because most libraries on that platform - tend to be threadsafe. + And finally, this warning against using a threaded MPM is not as strong + for Windows systems because most libraries on that platform tend to be + threadsafe. 2. Unix/Windows: Where should my php.ini file be located? @@ -1684,9 +1684,9 @@ cgi error: On Windows the default path for the php.ini file is the Windows directory. If you're using the Apache webserver, php.ini is first - searched in the Apaches install directory, e.g. c:\program - files\apache group\apache. This way you can have different php.ini - files for different versions of Apache on the same machine. + searched in the Apaches install directory, e.g. c:\program files\apache + group\apache. This way you can have different php.ini files for + different versions of Apache on the same machine. See also the chapter about the configuration file. @@ -1694,9 +1694,9 @@ cgi error: message 'Document Contains No Data'! What's going on here? This probably means that PHP is having some sort of problem and is - core-dumping. Look in your server error log to see if this is the - case, and then try to reproduce the problem with a small test case. If - you know how to use 'gdb', it is very helpful when you can provide a + core-dumping. Look in your server error log to see if this is the case, + and then try to reproduce the problem with a small test case. If you + know how to use 'gdb', it is very helpful when you can provide a backtrace with your bug report to help the developers pinpoint the problem. If you are using PHP as an Apache module try something like: @@ -1737,30 +1737,30 @@ LoadModule perl_module modules/libperl.so AddType application/x-httpd-php3 .php3 # for PHP 3 AddType application/x-httpd-php .php # for PHP 4 - ... to the global properties, or to the properties of the - VirtualDomain you want to have PHP support added to. + ... to the global properties, or to the properties of the VirtualDomain + you want to have PHP support added to. 5. Unix: I installed PHP 3 using RPMS, but it doesn't compile with the database support I need! What's going on here? - Due to the way PHP 3 built, it is not easy to build a complete - flexible PHP RPM. This issue is addressed in PHP 4. For PHP 3, we - currently suggest you use the mechanism described in the - INSTALL.REDHAT file in the PHP distribution. If you insist on using an - RPM version of PHP 3, read on... + Due to the way PHP 3 built, it is not easy to build a complete flexible + PHP RPM. This issue is addressed in PHP 4. For PHP 3, we currently + suggest you use the mechanism described in the INSTALL.REDHAT file in + the PHP distribution. If you insist on using an RPM version of PHP 3, + read on... The RPM packagers are setting up the RPMS to install without database - support to simplify installations and because RPMS use /usr/ instead - of the standard /usr/local/ directory for files. You need to tell the - RPM spec file which databases to support and the location of the - top-level of your database server. + support to simplify installations and because RPMS use /usr/ instead of + the standard /usr/local/ directory for files. You need to tell the RPM + spec file which databases to support and the location of the top-level + of your database server. - This example will explain the process of adding support for the - popular MySQL database server, using the mod installation for Apache. + This example will explain the process of adding support for the popular + MySQL database server, using the mod installation for Apache. Of course all of this information can be adjusted for any database - server that PHP supports. We will assume you installed MySQL and - Apache completely with RPMS for this example as well. + server that PHP supports. We will assume you installed MySQL and Apache + completely with RPMS for this example as well. * First remove mod_php3 : @@ -1794,28 +1794,28 @@ rpm -bb /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/mod_php3.spec rpm -ivh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/mod_php3-3.0.5-2.i386.rpm - Make sure you restart Apache, and you now have PHP 3 with MySQL - support using RPM's. Note that it is probably much easier to just - build from the distribution tarball of PHP 3 and follow the - instructions in INSTALL.REDHAT found in that distribution. + Make sure you restart Apache, and you now have PHP 3 with MySQL support + using RPM's. Note that it is probably much easier to just build from + the distribution tarball of PHP 3 and follow the instructions in + INSTALL.REDHAT found in that distribution. 6. Unix: I patched Apache with the FrontPage extensions patch, and suddenly PHP stopped working. Is PHP incompatible with the Apache FrontPage extensions? No, PHP works fine with the FrontPage extensions. The problem is that - the FrontPage patch modifies several Apache structures, that PHP - relies on. Recompiling PHP (using 'make clean ; make') after the FP - patch is applied would solve the problem. + the FrontPage patch modifies several Apache structures, that PHP relies + on. Recompiling PHP (using 'make clean ; make') after the FP patch is + applied would solve the problem. 7. Unix/Windows: I have installed PHP, but when I try to access a PHP script file via my browser, I get a blank screen. Do a 'view source' in the web browser and you will probably find that - you can see the source code of your PHP script. This means that the - web server did not send the script to PHP for interpretation. - Something is wrong with the server configuration - double check the - server configuration against the PHP installation instructions. + you can see the source code of your PHP script. This means that the web + server did not send the script to PHP for interpretation. Something is + wrong with the server configuration - double check the server + configuration against the PHP installation instructions. 8. Unix/Windows: I have installed PHP, but when try to access a PHP script file via my browser, I get a server 500 error. @@ -1865,8 +1865,8 @@ cgi error: * The script file does not exist (or possibly isn't where you think it is relative to your web root directory). Note that for IIS you can trap this error by ticking the 'check file exists' box when - setting up the script mappings in the Internet Services Manager. - If a script file does not exist then the server will return a 404 + setting up the script mappings in the Internet Services Manager. If + a script file does not exist then the server will return a 404 error instead. There is also the additional benefit that IIS will do any authentication required for you based on the NTLanMan permissions on your script file. @@ -1877,16 +1877,16 @@ cgi error: Make sure any user who needs to run a PHP script has the rights to run php.exe! IIS uses an anonymous user which is added at the time IIS is installed. This user needs rights to php.exe. Also, any authenticated - user will also need rights to execute php.exe. And for IIS4 you need - to tell it that PHP is a script engine. Also, you will want to read - this faq. + user will also need rights to execute php.exe. And for IIS4 you need to + tell it that PHP is a script engine. Also, you will want to read this + faq. 12. When running PHP as CGI with IIS, PWS, OmniHTTPD or Xitami, I get the following error: Security Alert! PHP CGI cannot be accessed directly.. - You must set the cgi.force_redirect directive to 0. It defaults to 1 - so be sure the directive isn't commented out (with a ;). Like all + You must set the cgi.force_redirect directive to 0. It defaults to 1 so + be sure the directive isn't commented out (with a ;). Like all directives, this is set in php.ini Because the default is 1, it's critical that you're 100% sure that the @@ -1896,11 +1896,11 @@ cgi error: it isn't as my changes aren't being implemented. To be sure your php.ini is being read by PHP, make a call to phpinfo() - and near the top will be a listing called Configuration File - (php.ini). This will tell you where PHP is looking for php.ini and - whether or not it's being read. If just a directory PATH exists than - it's not being read and you should put your php.ini in that directory. - If php.ini is included within the PATH than it is being read. + and near the top will be a listing called Configuration File (php.ini). + This will tell you where PHP is looking for php.ini and whether or not + it's being read. If just a directory PATH exists than it's not being + read and you should put your php.ini in that directory. If php.ini is + included within the PATH than it is being read. If php.ini is being read and you're running PHP as a module, then be sure to restart your web server after making changes to php.ini @@ -1917,7 +1917,7 @@ cgi error: * Look into the 'System Variables' pane * Find the Path entry (you may need to scroll to find it) * Double click on the Path entry - * Enter your PHP directory ant the end, including ';' before (e.g. + * Enter your PHP directory at the end, including ';' before (e.g. ;C:\php) * Press OK and restart your computer @@ -1933,10 +1933,9 @@ cgi error: that the PATH changes are applied. The PHP manual used to promote the copying of files into the Windows - system directory, this is because this directory (C:\Windows, - C:\WINNT, etc.) is by default in the systems PATH. Copying files into - the Windows system directory has long since been deprecated and may - cause problems. + system directory, this is because this directory (C:\Windows, C:\WINNT, + etc.) is by default in the systems PATH. Copying files into the Windows + system directory has long since been deprecated and may cause problems. 15. How do I make the php.ini file available to PHP on windows? @@ -1971,8 +1970,8 @@ cgi error: 16. Is it possible to use Apache content negotiation (MultiViews option) with PHP? - If links to PHP files include extension, everything works perfect. - This FAQ is only for the case when links to PHP files don't include + If links to PHP files include extension, everything works perfect. This + FAQ is only for the case when links to PHP files don't include extension and you want to use content negotiation to choose PHP files from URL with no extension. In this case, replace the line AddType application/x-httpd-php .php with: @@ -1990,9 +1989,8 @@ AddType text/html php 17. Is PHP limited to process GET and POST request methods only? No, it is possible to handle any request method, e.g. CONNECT. Proper - response status can be sent with header(). If only GET and POST - methods should be handled, it can be achieved with this Apache - configuration: + response status can be sent with header(). If only GET and POST methods + should be handled, it can be achieved with this Apache configuration: <LimitExcept GET POST> Deny from all </LimitExcept> |