The PHPRC is a much better approach than editing the registry. With IIS you can actually set this environment variable for a specific php-cgi process instead of defining it globally. Here is how IIS fastcgi configuration will look like:
<fastCgi>
<application fullPath="C:\PHP\php-cgi.exe">
<environmentVariables>
<environmentVariable name="PHPRC" value="C:\Path\To\YourINIFile\" />
</environmentVariables>
</application>
</fastCgi>
You can find more information here:
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/246/using-fastcgi-to-host-php-applications-on-iis-70/#Per-site_PHP_configuration
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Quadling [mailto:rquadling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 3:26 AM
To: Jason
Cc: php-windows
Subject: Re: 32bit PHP on 64bit Vista.
2009/9/1 Jason <networkadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi,
>
> I use PHP 5.2 on Vista x64.
>
> Rather than use the registry we use the PHPRC environment variable to determine the ini file location. This works the same on all editions of Windows - x86 and x64. Would this be a good alternative to use?
>
> In direct answer to your question though, the Wow node is for 32 bit apps under x64 windows - I would expect PHP to be looking there, just like any other x86 windows app.
>
> Don't forget to make sure IIS (if that's your webserver on Vista) is in WOW32 mode, otherwise php won't run at all.
>
> HTH
> J
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Quadling [mailto:rquadling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 September 2009 09:24
> To: php-windows
> Subject: 32bit PHP on 64bit Vista.
>
> Hi.
>
> Is there anyone who here running 32bit PHP on a 64bit Vista platform
> who could help me with a IniFilePath registry query.
>
> The question relates to the use of
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PHP] vs
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP].
>
> I'm on 32bit XP and have no 64bit Vistas available.
>
> Any comments would be appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard.
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Thank you for that Jason. I've passed your comments (sans email) along.
Thank you,
Richard.
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