Brushtail Administrator's Guide

PHP

Introduction

PHP5
This is the currently recommended version of PHP.

The MySQL extension will need to compiled/enabled. If you want to authenticate users via LDAP then the LDAP extension needs to be compiled/enabled. If you want to authenticate users via OPO/IMAP (email) then the IMAP extension needs to be compiled/enabled.The security does require that the php.ini file has the parameter register_globals = Off .

Below are some instructions for installing PHP on windows

PHP5 and Microsft IIS webserver on Windows

1. Install Microsft IIS
2. Download PHP5 installer for windows.
   Download PHP5 ZIP package (contains libraries) for windows.
3. Run PHP5 installer. By default this will install to C:\php
4. Copy the ext folder from the PHP5 zip package to C:\php so you end up with C:\php\ext
5. Copy files libmysql.dll, libeay32.dll, ssleay32.dll from the PHP5 zip package to C:\php.
6. Edit C:\windows \php.ini
   
   set parameter
   
   extension_dir = "C:\php\ext"
   
   uncomment the lines
   
   extension=php_mysql.dll
   extension=php_ldap.dll
   extension=php_imap.dll
   
7. Under Control Panels > Administrative Tools > Services > World Wide publishing
   restart the web server.

Testing PHP

The default document directory with Apache2 is C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs.

The default document directory with Microsoft IISis C:\Inetpub\wwwroot.

To test your PHP installation create a test file in the default document directory called test.php. In this file have the following code.

<?

phpinfo();

?>

PHP5 and Apache

These intructions are brief and only meant to be a rough guide.

Install apache web server.
Download PHP5 and unzip to c:\php5
add the following lines to the apache config file, httpd.conf.

LoadModule php5_module "c:/php5/php5apache2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
PHPIniDir "C:\php5"


AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

PHP4 and Apache2 web server on Windows

1. download latest version php4 ( download zip package not installer version )
2. extract folder and rename C:\php4
   
3. Rename file C:\php4\php.ini-recommended
   to C:\php4\php.ini
4. Download Installer for Apache2
   
5. Edit Apache configuration file
   C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\conf\http.conf
   
   # Add to the end of the LoadModule section
   
   LoadModule php4_module "c:\php4\sapi\php4apache2.dll"
   AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
   PHPIniDir "C:\php4"
   
   For any changes in httpd.conf to take effect you must restart Apache.

PHP4 and Microsft IIS webserver on Windows

1. download latest version php4 ( download zip package not installer version )
2. extract folder and rename C:\php4
   
3. Rename file C:\php4\php.ini-recommended
   to C:\php4\php.ini
4. Copy C:\php4\php.ini to C:\windows
5. Copy C:\php4\php4ts.dll to C:\windows\system32
6. Copy the dll files in C:\php4\dlls to C:\windows\system32
7. Check that IIS is installed
   
8. Go to Control Panels > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services
   Right click on Default Web site and got to Properties.
   
9. Check that the Home directory tab is selected.
   Click onthe Configuration button
   Click on the Add button
   
   
   
   
   
   
   For executable browse to the file C:\php4\sapi\php4isapi.dll
   For extension use .php
   
   
   
   
   
   
10. Go to the Isapi Filters tab.
    Click on Add
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
11. Restart web service
    

PHP4 & MySQL

As of MySQL version 4.1, MySQL changes the way it stores passwords so PHP4 will not be able to connect to a default installation.

You will need to create a MySQL user account and store the password in the old format.

mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'some_user'@'some_host' = OLD_PASSWORD('newpwd');

See the MySQL website for more details. http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Old_client.html

php.ini