Help for Installing PHP and Sun One Web Server

Question

Hi
I tried to install PHP 5.1.4 and Sun One Web Server 6.1. I am not able to complete this and got stuck. All the available materials in net seems to flow above my head.
It will be very helpful if someone could let me know the step by step configuration a bit brief for the same.
Thanks in advance
Kathirvel Balakrishnan

Answer 1

Hi Craig
I am following these steps,
1st step : Installing PHP on the WindowsNT server (NT users only)
Copy the php files on your server
Get the php zip file
Copy the php files under a directory (for example : d:php4)
(be careful don't use c:Program Filesphp because of the space between Program and Files
copy php4ts.dll to c:winnt and msvcrt.dll if you don't already have it on your system
Edit php.ini-dist
rename php.ini-dist to php.ini
Edit php.ini : Indicate in which directory you have copied youre php files. (extension_dir = d:php4extensions ; directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside.)
copy php.ini in winnt directory (php.ini is parsed in my config)
Matthias Kramer told me that he had to move php.ini to <path-to-netscape-server>/https-servername/config for it to be parsed
Make a file association under Windows NT
In a DOS Window, type assoc .php=PHPScript
ftype PHPScript=d:php4php.exe %1 %*
Test the 1st step
Create a C:test.php file with a single line like <? echo("Nothing to write"); ?>
Create a C:test.bat file with 2 lines test.php
pause
double-clic on test.bat
If you see something like X-Powered-By: PHP/4.0.3
Content-type: text/html
Nothing to write
then the NT association works!!
2nd step : Configuring Netscape Enterprise Server or iPlanet for PHP4 with nsapi (NT & UNIX)
Unix users only
Compile PHP as follows: ./configure --with-nsapi=/usr/local/netscape/server4 --enable-libgcc
make
make install
Add LD_LIBRARY_PATH=<libdir> to your Netscape server startup script
where <libdir> is the full path to the directory where libstdc++.so.2.10.0 is located (usually /usr/local/lib)
Add a mime-type to the Netscape Server
In the Netscape Administration console chose Preferences|Mime Types
Add a new type called magnus-internal/x-httpd-php for exts=php
Click here for screenshot
Stop your Web Server
Make a copy of obj.conf located in: <path-to-netscape-server>/https-servername/config
Modify obj.conf
There are several section in obj.conf
At the end of the Init section of obj.conf (necessarely after mime type init),
place this two lines For NT users
Init fn="load-modules" funcs="php4_init,php4_close,php4_execute,php4_auth_trans" shlib="d:/php4/sapi/php4nsapi.dll"
Init fn="php4_init" errorString="Failed to initialise PHP!"
For Unix users
Init fn="load-modules" funcs="php4_init,php4_close,php4_execute,php4_auth_trans" shlib="/usr/local/netscape/server4/bin/libphp4.so"
Init fn="php4_init" errorString="Failed to initialise PHP!"
In The < Object name="default" > section,
place this line (necessarely after all 'ObjectType' and before all 'AddLog' lines) Service fn="php4_execute" type="magnus-internal/x-httpd-php"
Add a new object called x-httpd-php <Object name="x-httpd-php">
ObjectType fn="force-type" type="magnus-internal/x-httpd-php"
Service fn=php4_execute
</Object>
Restart your Web Server
Test the 2nd step
Put the test.php file in the document root of your server
Then type http://server/test.php
If you can see "nothing to write" in your browser then it works!
AS mentioned in step 1,
I am not getting the PHP message.
I am installing it in my laptop, it has no IP, is that has to do something with this.
Please guide me from here.
Thanks in advance
Kathirvel