installation, debugging

[Joseph S.]

(I am posting from a web interface- google groups, yet the message is
not appearing on the group, so am posting again, if you get two of the
same kindly ignore one)

1)I get startup error messages:
"cannot load c:\php\php_curl .dll - the specified file cannot be found"
although the file is very much there at exactly that location
Not only for this file but for many extension files like php_mysql.dll,
php_oracle.dll, php_mssql.dll, php_exif.dll etc.

2)the extensions_dir setting is "c:\php" without an ending backslash.

3)The php.ini file is residing at c:\php

4)The php.ini file in c:\windows has all extensions disabled so it does
not look as though that php.ini file is the source of the messages

5)There is a extension entry for php_win32api.dl l which also gives a
not found error.
Is it the older version of php_win32std.dl l, php_win32servic e.dll and
php_win32schedu ler.dll files which are present but
their names are not there by default in the php.ini ?

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6)How do I debug PHP like you can debug Java in Eclipse or NetBeans and
C/C++ in MS Visual Studio?
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7)database access through odbc works.

8)How do I install PHP as both a CGI extension under Apache 2.0.5x and
as a module (php5apache2.dl l with a LoadModule in httpd.conf)

[badr]

Re: installation, debugging

hi ,Joseph S.

first you have to be sure where is the php.ini actually the good way to
make it avilable for your system is to
1- put your php.ini file in the C:\php directory
2- right click on my Computer ->properties->Advanced Tab Environment
Variable , Under system variable chooes Path and double click to see
the editable area. At the Varaible value add this (;C:\php) (don't
forget the semicolon at the begining ) ->OK-> OK -> restart your
computer
3- delete php.ini file if it reside in the Windows directory.

4- if you are using binary version of PHP 5 you will find (ext)
directory under your C:\php directory
so you may need to open your php.ini file and make theis line like this

extensions_dir = "C:\php\ext "

and for this reason you was getting this err (cannot load
c:\php\php_curl .dll ) and other extension

now to debug PHP i can advise you to download this IDE Packge

http://www.waterproof.fr/

(PHPEdit) its very powerFull software that support all php functions
and more while the latst version is 1.2.3.159

http://www.waterproof.fr/products/PHPEdit/download.php

database access through odbc works ????? what is this ?


about the point # 8

actually i didn't know any method for running PHP as BOTH CGI AND
module in the same time but the setting for the CGI ADD these three
line at the end of httpd.conf
# For PHP 4
#--------------------------------------------
ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/php/"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php3
Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php.exe"
#--------------------------------------------
OR

# For PHP 5
#--------------------------------------------


ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/php/"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php3
Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php-cgi.exe"

#--------------------------------------------

To install it AS Apache module you may instead need to add these three
lines

# For PHP 4 do something like this:
#----------------------------------------------------
LoadModule php4_module "c:/php/sapi/php4apache2.dll "
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php3
PHPIniDir "C:/php"
#----------------------------------------------------

OR

#For PHP 5 do something like this:
#----------------------------------------------------
LoadModule php5_module "c:/php/php5apache2.dll "
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php3
PHPIniDir "C:/php"
#----------------------------------------------------

[Joseph S.]

Re: installation, debugging

Hi,
thanks for the reply.

badr wrote:[color=blue]
> hi ,Joseph S.
>
> first you have to be sure where is the php.ini actually the good way to
> make it avilable for your system is to
> 1- put your php.ini file in the C:\php directory[/color]

already there
[color=blue]
> 2- right click on my Computer ->properties->Advanced Tab Environment
> Variable , Under system variable chooes Path and double click to see
> the editable area. At the Varaible value add this (;C:\php) (don't
> forget the semicolon at the begining ) ->OK-> OK -> restart your
> computer
> 3- delete php.ini file if it reside in the Windows directory.[/color]

Good idea, doing that straight away.
[color=blue]
> 4- if you are using binary version of PHP 5 you will find (ext)
> directory under your C:\php directory
> so you may need to open your php.ini file and make theis line like this
>
> extensions_dir = "C:\php\ext "
>
> and for this reason you was getting this err (cannot load
> c:\php\php_curl .dll ) and other extension[/color]

I had extensions_dir= "C:\php" and all the extensions were present in
c:\php, I had copied them into the c:\php directory as per instructions
in the help.
After changing the setting to c:\php\ext also, it is not stopping the
messages!
funny. The php.ini is now only in c:\php on my computer.

[color=blue]
> now to debug PHP i can advise you to download this IDE Packge
> http://www.waterproof.fr/[/color]

downloading it soon
[color=blue]
> database access through odbc works ????? what is this ?[/color]

typing mistake - I wnated to post a question but got answered before i
posted- this remianed
[color=blue]
> about the point # 8
>
> actually i didn't know any method for running PHP as BOTH CGI AND
> module in the same time but the setting for the CGI ADD these three
> line at the end of httpd.conf[/color]

Yes, I agree that it is probably not possible to use PHP simultaneously
in both modes. My reason for doing that was that I thought that
debugging requires apd in pear, which needs PHP installed as a CGI
binary. Now that I have found three separate good debuggers - gubed,
dbg from dmitri dmitrienko, and PHPEdit, I do not need apd at the
moment. SO I am continuing with PHP as an Apache module

btw, I got "configurat ion error" when i tried doing both
simultaneously.

Regards,
Joseph S.