php with apache on windows

php with apache on windows install problems

[evo81]

Hello,

I have just purchased "Apache, MYSQL and PHP the weekend crash course" and Im working my way through. First of all it asks you to install these 3 programs....

So far I have installed apache, fine.

Next, I install php and follow the install procedures to the letter.

No matter what I do, apache wont run after I have installed php.

Getting very frustrated.... is there an easy way to install the latest php apache and mysql?

Please help

[jatar_k]

you could look at this thread in our library
[webmasterworld.com...]

[dreamcatcher]

evo81,

Another solution is to run an installer, which sets everything up for you at the click of a button.

Try Wamp:
[en.wampserver.com...]

dc

[ergophobe]

Have you looked at your apache error log? If it fails to start late enough in the process, it will often record a "Failed to load module X" error or something like that.

I'm guessing you're doing this on Windows, in which case the error.log file in a default install is in
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\logs

[evo81]

Thanks for all your help people

I installed wamp today, finally getting somewhere :)

thanks again for your time