:raising hand: Newbie Here

[XX7509]

Hi I just download the MySQL from www.mysql.com. I also download a Admin Panel for it, thats written in PHP. I need to run the index.php file to access the admin. When I click on the php file it says "Unknown File Type" I'm pretty sure this system is not setup for running php files.... how do I set it up... what are the requirements?

I have:

Windows XP Pro.
.Net Framework Sp2
MSDE

all installed and will soon be having SQL Server installed.

What do I need to do/download??

Anyone? please.

[Sillysoft]

Do you have php installed and a webservice like IIS and apache?

Silly

[seanf]

So you're running IIS? If so, you need to download and run the PHP 4.3.1 installer from http://www.php.net/downloads.php

Sean

[XX7509]

ohhh, yes yes yes. I also have IIS installed

I've got so many things running I forgot what they all are. But I don't remember ever installing anything for PHP. I'll try that link

thanks all

[XX7509]

ummmmmm...... ok, I extracted the files to my wwwroot folder on the C: but it still says unknown file type. I still can't use any of them??? I also installed the, php 4.3.1

[Sillysoft]

you extracted the php files to the webroot? dont do that. Extract it to like c:\php. Then in iis you have to configure it to "associate" php extensions to the php.exe file. Which is cgi mode.

Silly

[Sillysoft]

Read this:

http://php.weblogs.com/php_cgi_iis

[XX7509]

To allow IIS to know how to handle CGI scripts with the .php extension, you must add a script mapping.


In Internet Services Manager, select your website
Go to Properties
Go to the Home Directory tab
Click on the Configure button
Select the App Mappings tab
Insert the following: d:\path\to\php\php.exe %s %s

[sigh]
done that, but after I insert the following... the "ok" button is disabled, so I can't save nothing.
[/sigh]

and yeah. i changed d:\path\to\blah\blah\blah to the location of my php.exe file.