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New to PHP and getting cgi error

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dunskii

dunskii

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Sep 14, 2001
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Hi all,

I have just installed php and mysql, when checking to see if it worked i got the error

CGI Error
The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers. The headers it did return are:


Heres the code i used to test it:

<body>
<?php
$myvar = &quot;Hello World&quot;;
echo $myvar;
?>

</body>

Also, what the best way import text based databases into mySQL

Thanks in advance...
Dunskii
 
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Did you save your test file with a php extension?

If you're on Apache, did you stop and then restart APACHE?

If you're on PWS/IIS did you add the .php extension as pages to parse?
 
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i am using iis5 with php4... i have added .php as an extension... is there a way of adding http headers...if so how and what

 
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Other possibilities;

--Is your file in your folder, or below.
--Stop and restart IIS.
--When you installed php, assuming you installed from the win32 binaries, did you select IIS as the webserver?

I've seen that error, I just can't remember what I did to correct it....:(
 
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I had the web page on a different drive....but had told iis where it was...just tried it in the dir...it still had the same problem...
 
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for Win platforms, there is a server setup for dummies(not really) that sets up everything from perl/latest php/latest mysql/phpmyadmin/apache, basically everything you need. Its called foxserv and you can download at it works great and all you have to do is place yor files in the www/ folder. Just a suggestion.
 
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I got this error on my Win2K server, and despite the documentation, it was only fixed by a reboot. Then all was fine.

-Rob
 
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Thanks for all your help peoples...

I've ended up using Foxserv as the FAQ steps werent helping...

thanks again

dunskii
 
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