Try not using a password.

You havent installed PHP properly, try re-installing it.

I cant connect to mysql on localhost.
i tried it with phpmyadmin and a php file with a mscql connect script.
Mysql says access denied.

But username and password are correct in both, the php script and the PHPmyadmin config file.

Anyone an idea ?

I've done all of this:


PHP Binary INSTALLATION
01. Extract the contents of PHP .zip file to C:\Network\Php folder.

02. Copy the 'C:\Network\Php\php.ini-dist' file to your %SYSTEMROOT% directory (C:\WINDOWS for winXP; C:\WINNT for win2K).
In %SYSTEMROOT% folder, rename php.ini-dist to 'php.ini' and open it.

03. In php.ini, you will need to set the 'doc_root' to point to your web server(apache) document_root, like below:
; The root of the PHP pages, used only if nonempty.
; if PHP was not compiled with FORCE_REDIRECT, you SHOULD set doc_root
; if you are running php as a CGI under any web server (other than IIS)
; see documentation for security issues. The alternate is to use the
; cgi.force_redirect configuration below
doc_root = "c:\network\apache2\htdocs"

04. Still in php.ini, change the 'extension_dir' setting to point to your php-install-dir, like below:
; Directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside.
extension_dir = "c:\network\php"

05. Still in php.ini, change the 'mail function' setting to point to your ISP, like below:
[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = smtp.myisp.com
; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = johndoe@myisp.com

06. Save and close the php.ini file.

07. In C:\Network\Php folder, find php4ts.dll file. Move it to the %SYSTEMROOT%\system32 folder.

NOTE: Make sure you MOVE that file, DO NOT copy it only.


is there something else I need to be doing? I never actually double clicked an install.exe on PHP, do I have do download the Windows Installer and actually install it? Or does unzipping it to a certain folder, moving and copying a few files in my Windows directory do the trick? If so, PHP still isn't working for me.

I never used TECKs guide so I can't help any further. You may have to configure apache to work with PHP.

sry for not screening all pages for this but....

could this be done on windows me??????

I would have though so yes :)

Side note: I installed apache2 and php4 on xp pro about a week ago without using this tutorial. It's pretty easy :)

damn i cant even find my system root directory

i have windows me and it should be C:/WINDOWS but i cant find it, can someone help me out or point me to help

Go to Start > Run and type in:

%SYSTEMROOT%

It should take you there :)

nope it didnt do that for me.. im running windows me