So, I have followed the instructions, am i missing something?

[polorboy]

I am trying to install PHP on my server. I have followed the instructions for manual install. I set my document root to the same as my web server, I added the directory for php to my PATH directory. I added index.php to my list for IIS, what else do I need to do to get php working on my server? Is there something that I am missing? I am still trying to learn the language but I will get that soon enough, I just want to be able to run a simple hello world script first. Any help would be great. Thanks.

[legendx]

http://www.uniformserver.com/

apache, mysql, php all installed in one setup.exe without any configuration.

[polorboy]

I am not using Apache, I am using IISV6.0. Thank you though, and I would much rather do a manual setup, that way I have a better understanding of how php works. If anyone can help me with a manual install please let me know if I am missing anything. Thanks.

Edit:

And I already have MySQL setup and running, so i don't need to set that up again. I just need to know how to setup php correctly.

[sitehatchery]

http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.manual.php

[polorboy]

Sigh... i have already read, reread, and read again, all the instructions on the php site. I am looking for someone else who has installed php on a windows system with IIS and can help me out. Not links to a document which I have stated I already read. Hence, the title "So, I have followed the instructions, am i missing something?" The "followed the instructions" part of the title is referring to php website instructions. Is there any who is willing to actually help me? Not just direct me to another website where I can read the same thing again?

[sitehatchery]

Sorry for trying to help you. I won't do it again.

[polorboy]

Ok, I figured it out. I went back and reread the manual again and went through it step by step, checking everything that I could find and I missed a few settings in IIS. I did not point it to the php5isapi.dll file, after I did that and a few more settings changes to IIS it started to work.

[legendx]

so sitehatchery was right :p

[polorboy]

Lol, yeah.... :o . i guess I was just really frustrated that I couldn't get it to work.