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PHP installed but not working in Apache
Install Apache
IIS or Apache ?
How install DragonflyCMS locally now server works ?
How do i check if PHP works
Cool everything works now what ?
Apache works now what ?

Answer

PHP installed but not working in Apache

open the httpd.conf from Apache and start editing.

find

Code::

AddModule mod_setenvif.c

replace with

Code::

AddModule mod_setenvif.c

LoadModule php4_module c:/php/php4apache.dll

find

Code::

<IfModule mod_dir.c>
    DirectoryIndex index.html index.php
</IfModule>

replace with

Code::

<IfModule mod_dir.c>
    DirectoryIndex index.html index.php
</IfModule>

find

Code::

AddType application/x-tar .tgz

replace with

Code::

    AddType application/x-tar .tgz
    AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

Save and close the file.
Then open c:\windows\php.ini and read all info in there carefully and modify if needed. for example find

Code::

error_reporting = E_ALL; display all errors, warnings and notices

and replace with

Code::

;error_reporting  = E_ALL; display all errors, warnings and notices
error_reporting = E_WARNING & ~E_NOTICE

Don't forget to activate the GD2 extension so the graphics processor works!
find

Code::

;extension=php_filepro.dll
;extension=php_gd2.dll
;extension=php_gettext.dll

replace with

Code::

;extension=php_filepro.dll
extension=extensions\php_gd2.dll
;extension=php_gettext.dll

It could be possible you need to extract php_gd2.dll from the zip

Install Apache

Start with download the following Apache 1.3 packages

apache_1.3.29-win32-x86-no_src.exe
apache_1.3.29.tar.gz

You can also download the Apache 2.x packages but these docs are written for 1.3

Then install apache_1.3.29-win32-x86-no_src.exe

After install start Apache and go to your browser and surf to localhost to check if server works

IIS or Apache ?

Definitely Apache since your already doing unsecure things never activate IIS of windows is preferable.

When you want to make your local server active for the www we advice you to NOT do that, only use it as test server.

How install DragonflyCMS locally now server works ?

Extract cpgnuke package into "C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache\htdocs" or if you modified the 'DocumentRoot' in httpd.conf then put it in the new path.

Thru MySQL-Front create a new database named 'dragonfly' or just something else.
Modify in your documentroot 'html/config.php' so that

PHP:

$dbname = "nuke";

reflects your new databasename.

Surf to your browser localhost/html/install.php and if everything is correct it should install DragonflyCMS and you can run it locally to test it out.

GOOD LUCK !!!!

How do i check if PHP works

Restart the Apache server if you didn't do that already.
Then create a file named index.php into "C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache\htdocs" or if you modified the 'DocumentRoot' in httpd.conf then put it in the new path.
And index.php should contain

PHP:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Go to localhost/index.php and check if it works

Cool everything works now what ?

You need a database !!
Download Mysql 4.0.18 installer and execute the installer afterwards.

Execute c:\mysql\bin\winmysqladmin.exe to start the service

You can use something like MySQL-Front 2.5 to control your databases fast and easy locally mysqlfront.phpsoft.it/hostname: localhost
user: root
pass: <empty>
port: 3306

Apache works now what ?

Download the following PHP 4.3.6 (or newer) packages

PHP 4.3.6 installer
PHP 4.3.6 zip package

Install php-4.3.6-installer.exe and don't forget to choose Apache.
Ignore the error when the installer says it can't modify Apache.

Extract the php4apache.dll from the zip package and copy that into your c:\php directory