Setting Up PHP3
There is a readme that comes with PHP3 on doing this. I will however
walk through it here as well. There is a file called php3.ini-dist that
came in the zip file. Copy that file to your ‘windows’ or ‘winnt’
folder. Rename it php3.ini. You will need to edit this file.
The main thing is to load any modules that you want to use in PHP3 such as
mysql. To do this, find the section in the .ini file that reads like:
walk through it here as well. There is a file called php3.ini-dist that
came in the zip file. Copy that file to your ‘windows’ or ‘winnt’
folder. Rename it php3.ini. You will need to edit this file.
The main thing is to load any modules that you want to use in PHP3 such as
mysql. To do this, find the section in the .ini file that reads like:
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; Dynamic Extensions ;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; if you wish to have an extension loaded automatically, use the
; following syntax: extension=modulename.extension
; for example, on windows,
; extension=msql.dll
; or under UNIX,
; extension=msql.so
Following that will be several commented out lines. For example:
;Windows Extensions
;extension=php3_mysql.dll
;extension=php3_nsmail.dll
;extension=php3_calendar.dll
;extension=php3_dbase.dll
More than likely, all you need to do is uncomment the ones that you
need. In my case, I needed mysql enabled. So, I removed the ; from
the line ;extension=php3_mysql.dll. If for some reason there is a dll that
you need to load that is not listed, simply put it in here like:
need. In my case, I needed mysql enabled. So, I removed the ; from
the line ;extension=php3_mysql.dll. If for some reason there is a dll that
you need to load that is not listed, simply put it in here like:
extension=mydll.dll
Ok, so PHP3 is now ready to go.
Setting Up Apache To Use PHP3
Remember I told you that you would need to get to the folder where you installed Apache? Well, it is now time.
Open up your favorite text editor. The open the file called httpd.conf.
It will be in the conf folder under the folder in which you
installed Apache. In our case it will be at 'c:apacheconfhttpd.conf'. For a full determination
of what all this stuff does, see the Apache documentation.
You need to add 3 lines to this file:
Open up your favorite text editor. The open the file called httpd.conf.
It will be in the conf folder under the folder in which you
installed Apache. In our case it will be at 'c:apacheconfhttpd.conf'. For a full determination
of what all this stuff does, see the Apache documentation.
You need to add 3 lines to this file:
ScriptAlias /php3/ "c:/php306/"
Action application/x-httpd-php3 "/php3/php.exe"
AddType application/x-httpd-php3 .php3
You can copy and paste the last two. In the first
one you will need to put the actual path to the folder where you installed PHP3.
Save this file and you are ready to try it out.
one you will need to put the actual path to the folder where you installed PHP3.
Save this file and you are ready to try it out.