Don't assume that multiple means 'advanced'. As far as I can see, SAPI's 'advanced'. Nothing else gives any hassle!
> -----Original Message----- > From: Friedhelm Betz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 07 July 2004 18:49 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Nuno Lopes; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Gabor Hojtsy; Jakub Vrana > Subject: Re: [PHP-DOC] RE: the windows install part story > > > On Wednesday 07 July 2004 19:13, Nuno Lopes wrote: > > Hi! > > > > Steph is right! There is no consensus. I've found a trully > oficial way to > > install PHP windows :-) at: > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;323962 > > After a quick review: that seems o.k but only for the installer > package. As > for the zip they say read install.txt ....;-( > > > I think we should discuss this issue with the internals' > mailling list, so > > that we could find an oficial way. (there might be some bugs in > PHP because > > Jakub's installation can find libmysql.dll in the PHP folder and mine > > can't). > > AFAIR the win32 guys, Edin and Frank had some good solutions, no? > > > And apart of this, we might need to have two different install > > instructions... > > Yes, one basic, quick to setup, working for newbies. They will > install one > version with one webserver. If we are able to provide this, also > working with > gtk, fine. > > One advanced for setting up multiple versions of php with > multiple webservers. > > In an ideal world, the installer package should handle this, > including most > common webservers (iis, apache1/2, xitami, sambar.....). But I am > afraid this > will not happen soon, if ever. > > Beside that, someone could have a look at xampp for windows, > www.apachefriends.org, how they deal with the installation. > > The next step, in my ideal world, would be to give detailed > instructions how > to _upgrade_ php. But that is another story. > > Friedhelm > > p.s.: next week I can probably spent some time for testing the different > suggestions on win2k AS ;-) Beside that it would be great to have > the various > install suggestions in one central place (wiki, summary in phpdoc cvs....) > > > > > Nuno > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Gabor Hojtsy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PHPdoc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > "Nuno Lopes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jakub Vrana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 1:16 PM > > Subject: [PHP-DOC] RE: the windows install part story > > > > > Hi Goba, > > > > > > As you'll have seen from the loooooong thread, there's no > consensus when > > > > it > > > > > comes to win32 setups. That's the problem. Whatever ends up > in the PHP > > > manual will become the official way, and we're none of us certain what > > > the 'official way' should be. > > > > > > Seems a good time to take advice from above.. > > > > > > - Steph > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Gabor Hojtsy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: 07 July 2004 11:41 > > > > To: PHPdoc; Steph; Nuno Lopes; Jakub Vrana > > > > Subject: the windows install part story > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > I am just standing here, and getting to understand less and > less from > > > > what is working where and in what setup. Since I don't have > a windows > > > > to test anything, I would be happy, if someone would be so kind and > > > > take the windows installation instructions and reform what > is inside. > > > > We know that it violates Microsoft recommendations in the > current way, > > > > and is inconvinient if you would like to remove PHP later, > or even just > > > > upgrade. So it needs some volunteer to be rewritten. Until this gets > > > > done, we cannot replace the old install part with this new > one (which > > > > would be much more suitable for PHP 5). > > > > > > > > Goba > > -- > http://www.jungle-world.com/
