Posted by ManChild on 09/21/05 03:24

js_dev@rediffmail.com wrote:
> (php.general does not seem to be working properly, so mailing here -- )
>
> 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.

Are the extensions not in c:\php\ext (php 5) or c:\php\extensions (php
4)?? I also make sure the PHP folder and the extensions folder are in my
path statement. Also because of the way windows set environment
variables its sometimes prudent to reboot otherwise the service will not
start.

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

This is correct if you are working with PHP 5 and have set the
appropriate variable in httpd.conf (assuming you are using apache)

> 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

Remove it and save yourself a headache down the road.

> 5)There is a extension entry for php_win32api.dll which also gives a
> not found error.
> Is it the older version of php_win32std.dll, php_win32service.dll and
> php_win32scheduler.dll files which are present but
> their names are not there by default in the php.ini ?

It is best to get one extension working at a time -- disable this and
come back to it.

> **************************************************************************************************
> 6)How do I debug PHP like you can debug Java in Eclipse or NetBeans and
> C/C++ in MS Visual Studio?
> **************************************************************************************************

Dunno - I am a notepad junky.

> 7)database access through odbc works.

Yes it does.

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

Why would you want to have both? The instructions in the install.txt
file make both processes really clear.

> 9)How do you pass variables between forms or php pages in general?
> ($a =5.56 in one page to another and between calls to the same page)
>

pages are stateless so the variables die when the page is finished being
processed. This is the same with ASP. Check out session variables.

J

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