Posted by shimmyshack on 05/11/07 17:10

On 11 May, 18:00, "r.g." <rohi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 11, 9:57 am, "r.g." <rohi...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On May 11, 9:50 am, shimmyshack <matt.fa...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > On 11 May, 17:37, "r.g." <rohi...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > Hello,
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> > > > Recently, my PHP (5, as installed by the XAMPP package) stopped
> > > > working, and won't let me run locally-served PHP files in my web
> > > > browsers.
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> > > > I think (but I'm not sure) that the Apache web server is running
> > > > properly, but whenever I try to open a PHP file (for instance, by
> > > > openinghttp://localhost, which should take me to the XAMPP start/
> > > > admin page, index.php), my browsers are unable to run it, and only
> > > > prompt me to open or save it. If I chose open, the same prompt
> > > > repeats.
>
> > > > Any ideas? I thought one possibility might be that I upgraded my
> > > > installation of McAfee Virus Scan recently, which I've heard can cause
> > > > problems with Apache.
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> > > > Does this seem to be a problem with PHP, Apache, or both? Does this
> > > > sound like a possible symptom of the VirusScan issue?
>
> > > > Thanks very much for any insight you can provide.
>
> > > what have you done to try to get it working?
> > > turn off the likely suspects: firewall/anti-v
> > > check your xampp install, upgrade/reinstall it
> > > post back
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> > I have tried turning off the VirusScan firewall, and upgrading to the
> > latest XAMPP version, 1.6.1, I believe.
>
> I have not tried looking at my httpd.conf/php.ini files. What might I
> need to do with these? Thanks.

well I wouldnt run antivirus and a webserver. (In fact no antiv or
firewall at all)
because it "suddenly" stopped working it could be anything quite
frankly.
you are looking to make sure the line (in httpd-*.conf - *=xampp?)
loadmodule php5_module "/path/to/php5apache2_2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

look in the eventvwr, in the error.log and see if there are any
hints.

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