Php

finnpark

Hello,

I am running an apache webserver on windows xp. I want to test PHP scripts.

(1) What do I need to do to apache to allow it to run PHP? Do I need to download PP version or is this allready there? Do I need to configure apache etc

(2) I want a button on my webpage to execute a .exe program on my C drive. Will the following code do inside the body of my HTML page?

<?php
exec('c:/testtest.exe');
?>

Any help appreciated. Thanks.

mneylon

You'll need to grab a copy of php for windows. There are a number of packags available that allow you to install apache, perl, php and mysql for windows.
Have a look at:
http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Software_and_Servers/Installation_Kits/index.html

finnpark

Cheers for that. Will download now.

Eldarin

Even better still is to download PHPDEV from fire pages at this link. Click here for PHPDEV 5 Beta Now don't worry about the Beta at the end of that link.

The program you get is a single click install that fully installs and configures PHP, Apache and Mysql for use on your pc. Its the Dogs Bollox.

give it a try

Cheers
Eldarin

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finnpark

Good job. Cheers