Hello Bob, Regarding the "MSI" file, it seems that you have downloaded the Apache 'source code' used for compiling into executable binaries. I believe that you want the precompiled Win32 binaries available at this link: http://apache.tradebit.com/pub/httpd/binaries/win32/apache_2.2.6-win32-x86-n o_ssl.msi Delete the Apache files that you have now and install the .msi file from the link above; ensure that the lines below are in your httpd.conf file. Hopefully that will get you going in the right direction. These lines should be present in your Apache httpd.conf file: In the section: <IfModule mime_module> AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .html </IfModule> # Other PHP-specific parameters at the end of httpd.conf: # the path to PHP on your machine may be different PHPIniDir "C:/PHP/" # again your path may be different LoadModule php5_module "C:/PHP/php5apache2_2.dll" Jeff -----Original Message----- From: rjdani [mailto:rjdani@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 3:36 PM To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: PHP Install problems I'm trying to work my way through the "Beginning PHP5, Apache, MySql Web Development" book by Elizabeth Naramore, et. al. -- i.e. a newbie. I'm having trouble getting Apache to recognize my php code files on my HP Windows XP machine. It has service pack 2 and is current with updates. I followed the examples in the book and added a documentroot line and a directory line to the httpd.conf file. The index.html file worked witn IE7 but not with Fire Fox when I used the http://localhost URL. Next I created the second check which had me create a php testing file phptest.php in the same directory as the index.html file. Which included the following code: -- <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>PHP Testing</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <?php echo "If this works, we <i>really<-i> did it!"; ?> </BODY> </HTML> When I used the http://localhost/phptest.php a 404 url not found message resulted. was when I unzipped the httpd-2.2.6-win32-src-r2.zip file I do not see the MSI file mentioned in Appendix I of the book. Can any one help me. RJD (bob daniels) -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
