Hello, Please I need Help configuring PHP on a Apache WebServer

[ejgarcia]

Hello, Please I need Help configuring PHP on a Apache WebServer.

I already installed Apache 2.0.48 and PHP 4.3.4 in a Windows XP environment. Also I configured all entries: ScriptAlias, AddType and Action and when I try to run a simple php Script it shows me at the apache log, the following error:

[Mon Dec 08 19:09:24 2003] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] C:/PHP4.3.4/prueba.php is not executable; ensure interpreted scripts have "#!" first line
[Mon Dec 08 19:09:24 2003] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] (9)Bad file descriptor: don't know how to spawn child process: C:/PHP4.3.4/prueba.php

Thanks all,

 

[sleipnir214]

Sounds to me like PHP is running as a CGI.

It also sounds to me like Apache is expecting to find a unix-style shebang line at the beginning of the file.

Since unix-like OSes have a lot more options for scripting than just command.com, the first line of a script defines the location of the script interpreter. On Win32, I guess it'll be a line like:

#! c:\path\to\the\PHP\interpreter.exe

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[likelylad]

Go to

http://www.foxserv.net

and you can download a file foxserv 3.0 that will install Apache/PHP and MySQL for you.

It is not the absolute latest versions of each but they are recent versions

 

[ejgarcia]

Hello sleipnir214,

Please I'm beginner in this fact. Please would you be a little more specific?

Thanks you,

 

[ejgarcia]

Hello likelylad,

Thanks you for the foxserv, but I wanted to install by myself to learn.

Regards,

 

[sleipnir214]

Like I said, Apache is complaining that it does not know how to run your PHP script. It is specifically asking for a shebang line (which I have described above).

Figure out where your PHP interpreter is installed on your filesystem. Edit your script so that you have a shebang line that points to the PHP interpreter.

Again, if the PHP executable is at c:\php\php.exe, then a script should read something like:

#! c:\php\php.exe
<?php
print 'foo';
?>



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[likelylad]

Maybe if you install foxserv and see how it is configured. You might see what you are doing wrong.
Then do a fresh install to see if you can do it manually

 

[Chaostar]

Your problem might be the one I strugged with and couldn't find an answer for. I had the same problem and PHP was running as a module, not CGI. The issue is this:

ScriptAlias appears to only apply to CGI. If you're running PHP as a module in Apache, then set ScriptAlias to a folder that you will not be hosting your .php files from. I use CGI applications as well so I set ScriptAlias to /cgi-bin/ &quot;D:/webroot/cgi-bin&quot; and I also use a folder called &quot;scripts&quot; in the webroot directory as well for my php files. Everything works fine now.