PHP and XP Pro

Hi

Does anyone know if you run Apache server on XP Pro, if you have a limit on
the number of connections?

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:34:43 +0100, Samuel passed an empty day by writing:

> Hi
>
> Does anyone know if you run Apache server on XP Pro, if you have a limit
> on the number of connections?

Yes - you can run it (but why you would want to when XP Pro ships with
IIS is bemusing)

Yes- everything is limited, the answer to how limited depends on several
factors.

On 11/06/2008 in message <484fef80$0$26083$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk> Klunk
wrote:

>Yes - you can run it (but why you would want to when XP Pro ships with
>IIS is bemusing)

Not when you've spent hours trying to get it to work and failed :-(

I use Apache on XP Pro, it's just so much easier.

--
Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK
If it's not broken, mess around with it until it is

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:57:27 +0000, Jeff Gaines passed an empty day by
writing:

> On 11/06/2008 in message <484fef80$0$26083$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk>
> Klunk wrote:
>
>>Yes - you can run it (but why you would want to when XP Pro ships with
>>IIS is bemusing)
>
> Not when you've spent hours trying to get it to work and failed :-(
>
> I use Apache on XP Pro, it's just so much easier.

I guess that is a matter of opinion. If you are happy with Apache, go
with it. I have IIS running on Port 80, Apache on 8080 and PHP working on
both at the same time - so you should be OK.

What bit is failing for you?

On 11/06/2008 in message <48501ca3$0$10636$fa0fcedb@news.zen.co.uk> Klunk
wrote:

>I guess that is a matter of opinion. If you are happy with Apache, go
>with it. I have IIS running on Port 80, Apache on 8080 and PHP working on
>both at the same time - so you should be OK.
>
>What bit is failing for you?

It was always permission related, you can't access this, you can't read
that. I just lost patience.My web host uses Apache so it seemed sensible
to use it for testing before uploading.

--
Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK
All things being equal, fat people use more soap

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:04:51 +0000, Jeff Gaines passed an empty day by
writing:

> On 11/06/2008 in message <48501ca3$0$10636$fa0fcedb@news.zen.co.uk>
> Klunk wrote:
>
>>I guess that is a matter of opinion. If you are happy with Apache, go
>>with it. I have IIS running on Port 80, Apache on 8080 and PHP working
>>on both at the same time - so you should be OK.
>>
>>What bit is failing for you?
>
> It was always permission related, you can't access this, you can't read
> that. I just lost patience.My web host uses Apache so it seemed sensible
> to use it for testing before uploading.

Do you think that installing Apache is going to overcome those file
permission issues?

On 12/06/2008 in message <4850d072$0$26078$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk> Klunk
wrote:

>Do you think that installing Apache is going to overcome those file
>permission issues?

It seems to have done, I have full access to my wwwroot directory.

--
Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK
There are 10 types of people in the world, those who do binary and those
who don't.

On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:01:09 +0000, Jeff Gaines passed an empty day by
writing:

> On 12/06/2008 in message <4850d072$0$26078$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk>
> Klunk wrote:
>
>>Do you think that installing Apache is going to overcome those file
>>permission issues?
>
> It seems to have done, I have full access to my wwwroot directory.

You know Jeff, Microsoft have made it so easy to get IIS doing everything
you want it to do, I'm astounded that you had any trouble with it. If
your happy with Apache then fair play to you. Personally I find securing
it with PHP on the MS a royal pain in the backside.

I understand that you can run PHP on IIS

What is necessary if anything to install (for the PHP) to get it working?

Thank you,
Samuel


"Klunk" <bill.gates@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:48501ca3$0$10636$fa0fcedb@news.zen.co.uk...
> On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:57:27 +0000, Jeff Gaines passed an empty day by
> writing:
>
>> On 11/06/2008 in message <484fef80$0$26083$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk>
>> Klunk wrote:
>>
>>>Yes - you can run it (but why you would want to when XP Pro ships with
>>>IIS is bemusing)
>>
>> Not when you've spent hours trying to get it to work and failed :-(
>>
>> I use Apache on XP Pro, it's just so much easier.
>
> I guess that is a matter of opinion. If you are happy with Apache, go
> with it. I have IIS running on Port 80, Apache on 8080 and PHP working on
> both at the same time - so you should be OK.
>
> What bit is failing for you?

On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:28:57 +0100, Samuel passed an empty day by writing:

> I understand that you can run PHP on IIS
>
> What is necessary if anything to install (for the PHP) to get it
> working?
>
> Thank you,
> Samuel

It would probably be best asked in microsoft.public.inetserver.iis as
this is an apache group and it is a little rude to talk about horrible
smelly IIS here.

The basics of it are deciding if you wish to run it as a cgi or as an
isapi module. Both have there pros and cons and the isapi option seems to
be the most common. There is a little configuration after installation
(basically adding the path to the php isapi dll, and setting php.conf
up). The one thing I would say is if you intend to use it with MYSQL,
install that FIRST.

Ask the question in microsoft.public.inetserver.iis and you will probably
get pointed to several howtos.

(Apologies to apache folk here)