Setting up PHP on Windows

[dirkfirst]

Anyone have problems setting up PHP on Windows? I'm using IIS instead of Apache and when I tried to load anything PHP I get a white screen. Any ideas?

[TcM]

Anyone have problems setting up PHP on Windows? I'm using IIS instead of Apache and when I tried to load anything PHP I get a white screen. Any ideas?

I use MyServer.... Yeah PHP doesn't seem to work very well and I'm on Windows too..

[xXHalfSliceXx]

PHP works fine on windows. But. Windows does not have a default program for you to preview it before hand. I just upload my php files and view them on the web. But there are tons of programs out there the preview your PHP files.

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Some editors (dreamweaver, homesite, ??) may allow PHP previewing internally; but, normally you would have to test it on a local / development server with PHP support. If your computer has IIS with PHP support, you can test it there; or, you can install Apache and test it.

Also for testing, you could go with a real simple setup, called LAMPP or XAMPP depending on your system (linux/windows).

[John]

PHP works fine with windows, i never set it up using IIS (dunno why anyone would want to )

I personally use WAMP from e-novative, i just format my computer so often, it becomes a pain in the butt compiling apache with php and mysql and all the other extentions I want. e-novative does it with a single installer

[TcM]

i just format my computer so often, it becomes a pain in the butt..

Join the club I hate formating my PC and reinstall everything from start

[xXHalfSliceXx]

I hate reformatting, but i have done it in the past so many times.... I would now rip my hair out.

[Fischerspooner]

OFFTOPIC

Why dont you guys make a HD image?
DriveImageXML, a free tool.

http://www.runtime.org/dixml.htm

[dirkfirst]

PHP works fine with windows, i never set it up using IIS (dunno why anyone would want to )

I personally use WAMP from e-novative, i just format my computer so often, it becomes a pain in the butt compiling apache with php and mysql and all the other extentions I want. e-novative does it with a single installer

What is WAMP?

OFFTOPIC

Why dont you guys make a HD image?
DriveImageXML, a free tool.

http://www.runtime.org/dixml.htm

Hmm, looks interesting. Does it work?

[TcM]

How would I fit the image of my HD on DVD or so for backup?

[Fischerspooner]

Hmm, looks interesting. Does it work?

Works like a charm. But ok, nothing beats Norton's Ghost