CMIS 320
Download and install Apache web server.
Download and install PHP.
Configure them to connect to MySQL server.
httpd.apache.org/
Has the most recent versions (2.2.6?) of Apache web server. Win32 Binary MSI
OR get it locally from:
\\kadenix\public\apache_2.0.55...
Install it. use the somenet.com examples to fill in the boxes.
Start it. Runs as service if have administrator privilege, else
runs as console (DOS box pops up and stays up).
If running as service: point web browser to: localhost
If running as console: point web browser to: localhost:8080
should get welcome page from the installed, running, properly configured web server.
Edit c:\program files\apache group\apache2\htdocs\index.html.en
add on line 19: "My name is whatever". Save.
Refresh the localhost web page to see your change.
Ask your neighbor his IP address, point your browser to that IP
address to see his index.html
www.php.net/downloads.php
SKIP: Windows Binaries PHP 5.2.5 installer
OR get it locally from \\kadenix\public
USE the version 4!!!
SKIP:
Install it: click Apache 2.0. Browse to conf folder of Apache.
END SKIP------
Unzip the zip file. Move or copy the folder to C:Program Files as 'php'
(Php does not run as a server, it merely runs to execute a program when
asked to. It can be run from the command line: php myprogram.php
or when the web server runs it)
Configure web server so it knows what to do with a request for a .php
file (viz. run the Php interpretor to execute the .php file and send
its output to the web browser as the response to the request)
Edit c:\Program files\Apache Group\apache2\conf\httpd.conf
on line 173 add these 3 lines:
ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/program files/php/"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php.exe"
Save changes. Restart apache (for a service in cmd:
net stop apache2
net start apache2
(or use Services.msc)
(for a console, kill the DOS box, restart the console).
Create a file helloworld.php in ...apache2/htdocs:
PHP Test
Hello World
';
echo date('r')."\n";
?>
Point browser to 'localhost/helloworld.php' OR 'localhost:8080/helloworld.php'
should be Hello World and whatever the current date is displayed.
Download the phpinfo.php.txt file from the class web site into the
htdocs folder changing its name to just phpinfo.php and invoke it from
the web server. The phpinfo() function gives gobs of information
about the version and configuration of the Php interpretor.
Copy mysqlCommands.txt and mysqlQuery.txt from class web site to
the ...apache2/htdocs folder, renaming them to end in .php
If your MySQL has a user and password, edit the line with the
mysql_connect function call to include the user and password:
$dbcnx = @mysql_connect("localhost", "username", "thepassword");
these are web interfaces to the MySQL server.
petphp.txt demo's accessing the pet table.