I am going to show you how to
setup the Apache Server with Perl, PHP and mySQL on your Windows box.
Right now, I am using Windows 2000 Professional, but I believe it should
work for the rest of the versions of Windows. Here are the requirements
which you can download from their website for free (but not for Windows).
I put "*" means what version I am using right now. *Warning,
don't copy the quote, well if you see there has double quotes like
"blah blah "blah"" then copy the whole with inside
quote but not outside. EX: blah blah "blah"*
Requirement:
Install Apache Server/Perl/PHP/mySQL
1)
You better install mySQL first, so it will be stable and no problem when
you are running the first time Apache Server. Runs the installer of MySQL
that you have downloaded. Make sure it install at "C:\mysql"
(default). Do not run it when you are finish with the installer!
Wait until later.
2) Run the installer of Apache Server that you have downloaded. The
newest version of Apache Server made your life easier, but I am going to
still teach you how to configuration it. Install it to "C:\Program
Files\Apache Group\Apache" (default). You can make up on each box
like "host name, email, or etc.." while you are install, because
you will configuration it anyway when you are finish with the installer. Do
not run it when you are finish with the installer! wait until later.
3) Run the installer of ActivePerl that you have downloaded. Make
sure it install at "C:\perl" (default). Do not run it when
you are finish with the installer! Wait until later.
4) Unzip (if you get the zipped verion) or install (if you get the
installer version) PHP that you have downloaded. Make sure it unzip or
install at "C:\php" (default). Do not run it when you are
finish with the installer! Wait until later.
Configuration Of The Apache Server
1)
You will need to configure a file called httpd.conf at "C:\Program
Files\Apache Group\Apache\conf". You will need to open it with
notepad or your favorite editor. I am going to explain you step by step to
edit it. Also, I am going to explain you why to edit them so you can edit
them to enable or disable on your own in the future. The next step is
going to begin to search, edit and replace few lines.
2) Find "ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost.com" replace it
to your email address. You better put your email because when someone got
problem with your server and they will see your email, so they can contact
you.
3) Find "ServerName" or "#ServerName localhost"
replace it to "ServerName localhost". There has very clearly
explain in this file when you find "ServerName", so I don't need
to explain about it.
4) Find "DirectoryIndex index.html" and replace it to
"DirectoryIndex index.htm index.html index.php
index.php3 index.phtml index.shtml index.cgi
index.pl". It's for where file you want it to be in front page
on www.domain.com. Common always has index.html as the front page. I added
a lot of those, so I don't need to edit this file again. It's in the
order, which will recognize index.html first then index.pl at the last.
5) Find "Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews" and
replace it to "Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes" if you
want SSI (Server Side Includes) enable, unless you want keep it disabled.
If you do want SSI then change your order of index's in the previous set
to make index.shtml the first.
6) Find "AllowOverride None" right after "Options
Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews" (above) and replace it to
"AllowOverride All" to have the ability control the .htaccess
files to override in directories, unless you want keep it uncontrolled.
7) Find "ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "C:/Program Files/Apache
Group/Apache/cgi-bin/"" and add "ScriptAlias /php/
"c:/php/"" right after it. This will enable the PHP in your
Apache Server. You don't have to add it if you don't wish to add PHP.
8) Find " # And for PHP 4.x, use:" and add 2 lines,
"AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php3 .phtml" and
"AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps" right after it.
It will make Apache Server able to accept and view files with the
extentions php, php3 and phtml. Again, you don't have to add it if you do
not wish to add PHP.
9) Find "#AddHandler cgi-script .cgi" and replace it to
"AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl". Reason why I added
".pl", is so Apache Server will accept and able to view either
files with extentions of either cgi and pl as perl files. If you do not do
this your .pl scripts will be an unreconized file extention and your users
will be prompted to download the file instead of view it as a page. You
can add or make up like ".blah" and it will still view as normal
like cgi and pl files.
10) Find "#AddType text/html .shtml" and replace it to
"AddType text/html .shtml". It will enable SSI, so you can leave
it as disabled if you don't wish to enable SSI.
11) Find "#AddHandler server-parsed .shtml" and replace
it to (add two lines) "AddHandler server-parsed .shtml" and
"AddHandler cgi-script .shtml". It will enable the server to
render both normal html based includes aswell as cgi scripts, so you can
leave it as disabled if you don't wish to enable SSI.
step by step to edit it. Also, I am going to explain you why to edit them
so you can edit them to enable or disable on your own in the future. The
next step is going to begin to search, edit and replace few lines.
12) Find "# Format: Action handler-name
/cgi-script/location" and add "Action application/x-httpd-php
/php/php.exe" right after it. It need to local where the PHP's
directory, so it will able to view the PHP files. You don't have to add it
if you don't want to have PHP in your Apache Server.
You are done with configuration Apache Server!
Configuration Of mySQL
1) Runs winmysqladmin.exe at
"C:\mysql\bin".
2) After, you run this winmysqladmin.exe you should see the first
thing is user and password. You create your localname (user) and password.
You will have to remember it if you want something to run mySQL on your
website.
3) Exit winmysqladmin.exe.
you are done with configuration mySQL.
Configuration Of PHP
1) Find php.ini-dist file at
"C:\php" and rename it to "php.ini".
2) Open php.ini with notepad or your favorite editor.
3) Find a line "extension_dir = ./" then change it to
"extension_dir = "c:\php"".
4) Copy the php.ini and paste it at "C:\windows" or
"C:\winnt", or wherever you usually put your *.ini files, but
the best idea to put it at either "C:\windows" or
"C:\winnt".
5) Copy the msvcrt.dll and php4ts.dll from PHP directory to
"C:\windows\system" or "C:\winnt\system", or wherever
you usually put your *.dll files, but the best idea to put it at either
"C:\windows" or "C:\winnt".
You are done with configuration PHP!
First Time Run your Apache Server
You will need to reboot your machine
when you are done with the above steps. After that, the Apache Server and
mySQL should be run automaticly on Windows 2000 Professional. I doubt
Apache Server will run automaticly on Windows 95/98/98SE/ME, so you will
have to start it by yourself in the menu at "Start > Apache httpd
Server > Control Apache Server > Start". *Warning, you will
have to restart your Apache Server each time when you edit Apache Server's
system file.*
Anyway, let's begin to test your Apache Server, Perl, PHP, mySQL to see if
those are working great. Here are more steps again.
1) To test the Apache Server, open your browser and type "http://localhost",
"http://127.0.0.1"
or your IP address. If you don't get any errors, but some names like:
"Apache blah blah" with an apache image. Woohoo, everything
is fine with Apache Server!
2) To test the Perl, copy the perl script below and save it as both
"hello.pl" and "hello.cgi" (so you will have two files
the same, but with different extentions).
#!/perl/bin/perl.exe
# simple hello world cgi script
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
print "<html><body>\n";
print "<hr>Hello, world!<br><hr>\n";
print "</body></html>\n";
Be sure to put them both at "C:\Program Files\Apache
Group\Apache\cgi-bin". This is place where you will put perl scripts
to run two scripts, type "http://localhost/cgi-bin/hello.pl"
and "http://localhost/cgi-bin/hello.cgi".
If you don't get any error, but look like below.
Woohoo, everything is fine with Perl!
Hello, world!
3) To test the PHP/mySQL, copy the script below and
save it as "test.php". Now, you must remember the user and
password that you created when you ran winmysqladmin.exe at "mySQL
Configuration" section. Replace "localhost" and
"password" to your user and password that you have created.
<html>
<head><title></title></head>
<body>
<?php
$host="localhost";
$user="*****";
$password="*****";
mysql_connect($host, $user, $password);
$db_table = mysql_list_dbs();
for ($i = 0; $i < mysql_num_rows($db_table); $i++) {
echo(mysql_tablename($db_table, $i));
echo("
");
}
?>
</body>
</html>
Be sure to put them both at "C:\Program
Files\Apache Group\Apache\htdocs". This is place where you will put
html, php, images and others in this directory, type "http://localhost/test.php".
If you don't get any errors, but look like either three of those below. Woohoo,
everything is fine with PHP/mySQL!
mysql
mysql test
sample_db
Congradulations, enjoy experimenting
with your new server.
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