"php -v" hangs on Win/XP HE v2002 SP1

[jakjak]

On my Windows XP Home Edition version 2002 SP1 laptop with PHP 4.3.4, "php -v" (and webpage usage) fails to complete unless I end the php.exe task in Task Manager. When I do end that task, "php -v" ends and I have a command prompt again. If there is a webpage containing PHP code, the webserver then delivers the webpage as expected. The PHP code is correctly executed.

I initially installed PHP using phptriad, which has PHP v4.1.1. The hang behaviour happened right away. I installed PHP v4.3.4 but I have the same hang.

I have not found anything relevant in Google or Yahoo about my situation yet.
I have not found any error messages yet when the hang happens.
I have not found any error messages in my system about this hang.

Is anyone running PHP on Win/XP HE v2002 SP1?

Does anyone have any suggestions how I can track down why PHP is hanging?

regards, Jak

[jakjak]

The webpages with PHP now work on my Windows XP Home Edition version 2002 SP1 laptop with PHP 4.3.4. I think the fix was that I upgraded to Apache/2.0.47. A minor problem was that php-4.3.4-installer.exe did not install php4apache2.dll even tho the file was in the php-4.3.4-Win32.zip, so I just copied it out.

So I am much happier now, except I am still bothered by the hanging of "php -v".

How is "php -v" for anyone else using Win/XP HE v2002 SP1? Does it complete or hang?

- Jak