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[focus310]

Hello:

I just purchased a PC with Windows Vista. I need to install PHP, MySQL, and phpMyAdmin.

Can someone tell me the best way of going about to install these? And, are the versions that are out there compatible with Windows Vista?

Should I be using Apache or IIS for my Windows install? On Windows XP, I'm using IIS.

Thanks for the advice.

[NogDog]

If you want to go the Apache route, I'm currently running WAMP 5 (http://www.wampserver.com/en/) (PHP 5, Apache 2, MySQL5) on my Vista notebook with no problems.

I prefer Apache over IIS mainly because I know it a lot better, and I guess secondarily because it's not a M$ product. :)

[focus310]

Hi,

Thank you for the reply. I'm not all that picky. I just want to install what will work with Vista.

If you are comfortable with Wamp and experiencing no problems, that's good enough for me.

Thanks again.:)

[newbie_here]

Hi everyone,

I am also using Vista and just installed WAMP5. However, I am experiencing problems in loading localhost on my browser. All I get is a blank page. If i try to open a file all i get onscreen are my codes. I'm getting desperate already. Please help!

Thanks very much.

[NogDog]

You definitely have to open the php files via a "http://localhost/file.php" connection in order to have the file accessed via Apache (which will then route it through PHP). Make sure the file has a .php suffix, and that Apache is running. Also make sure the file in question is in the web document root directory (usually names "www" and just below your WAMP installation directory) or one of its sub-directories.

[reya_synaptic]

I am also using vista and installxampp-win32-1.6.3a, (www.nat32.com/xampp)
(Apache 2.2.4
+ MySQL 5.0.45
+ PHP 5.2.3 + PHP 4.4.7 + PEAR
+ PHP-Switch win32 1.0 (please use the "php-switch.bat")
+ XAMPP Control Version 2.5 from www.nat32.com
+ XAMPP Security 1.0
+ SQLite 2.8.15
+ OpenSSL 0.9.8e
+ phpMyAdmin 2.10.3
+ ADOdb 4.95
+ Mercury Mail Transport System v4.01b
+ FileZilla FTP Server 0.9.23
+ Webalizer 2.01-10
+ Zend Optimizer 3.3.0
+ eAccelerator 0.9.5.1 for PHP 5.2.3 (comment out in the php.ini)
)

it's work!!

[newbie_here]

I'm still experiencing the problems. My taskbar indicates that my wamp5 is running properly but when i access localhost i only get a blank page on my browser. I have followed all of NogDog's suggestions. I have even downloaded XAMPP but I feel lost on how to use it.

[reya_synaptic]

XAMPP

to use XAMPP just start xampp control panel and click start button to start apache service...

and place your php file in root directory (htdocs folder in XAMPP instalation folder)

remember to make sure the apache service is already running...

[rm_phpbuilder]

in your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC

find "hosts" file... content .... 127.0.0.1 localhost

save that....
and in your apache httpd.conf

#ServerName localhost:80

put # on your ServerName.... it should be like this #ServerName localhost:80



ALSO ..in httpd.conf

DocumentRoot "c:\phpweb"



<Directory "C:\phpweb/">

make sure they are the same.... one with "/" the other none.