Gabor Hojtsy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > sander Wed Mar 13 10:29:14 2002 EDT >> > >> > Modified files: >> > /phpdoc/en/chapters install.windows.xml >> > Log: >> > Windows XP is in c:\windows not in c:\winnt >> >> is this really the best way to install? (i know it isn't for the cgi >> version, but i assume this section is talking about installing the >> isapi filter.) >> >> encouraging people to blindly install things into a system directory >> just seems doomed to result in complications. > > All windows programs install dll files into > the system directory... And deletes some > files upon uninstall...
that's simply not true. there is no reason for a windows application to install dll files into the system directory that i'm aware of. (do some, perhaps many, windows applications do it anyway? of course. that's why windows users end up having to reinstall their operating system when things start to get unstable.) things may be different for isapi programs. but for the cgi version of php on windows, the supporting dlls should be installed in the same directory as the executable. jim
