Trouble installing PHP5 with IIS

Hey all,

I just tried installing PHP5 under IIS for the first time, but I can't
seem to get the php.exe to work.

I unzipped the package, and pointed the IIS .php 'executable'
attribute over to php.exe in the PHP5 folder, but when I then call up
a .php page, it just stalls.

If I then point the IIS .php executable over to php.exe in the
PHP4.3.6 folder, no problem.

Also, back in PHP5, when I point the IIS .php executable over to
php-cgi.exe or php5isapi.dll, I do get a response. But my
understanding is that php.exe is the one to shoot for.

Amy I totally missing something stupid? Many thanks for any help!

Scott

In article <f11b846.0404280627.2fed7193@posting.google.com> , Scott Matthews wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I just tried installing PHP5 under IIS for the first time, but I can't
> seem to get the php.exe to work.
>
> I unzipped the package, and pointed the IIS .php 'executable'
> attribute over to php.exe in the PHP5 folder, but when I then call up
> a .php page, it just stalls.
>
> If I then point the IIS .php executable over to php.exe in the
> PHP4.3.6 folder, no problem.
>
> Also, back in PHP5, when I point the IIS .php executable over to
> php-cgi.exe or php5isapi.dll, I do get a response. But my
> understanding is that php.exe is the one to shoot for.

A few weeks ago, i tried to install php5 on iis6
(not sure on the names anymore) phpts.lib and phpisapi.dll into
c:\windows\system and configured iis as described in the manual and
everything worked fine....

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> A few weeks ago, i tried to install php5 on iis6
> (not sure on the names anymore) phpts.lib and phpisapi.dll into
> c:\windows\system and configured iis as described in the manual and
> everything worked fine....

The install docs suggest php.exe, and that's what I've always used
with PHP4.x setups.

Is anybody using php.exe on IIS? It just stalls when I try it.

php-cgi.exe and php5isapi.dll seem to work, but not php.exe.

Any ideas? Thanks!

One last question: if this group is really more about PHP language
issues, can anybody suggest good places to go for stuff like
installation issues?

Many thanks,
Scott