Setting up PHP to allow no .php file extension
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I am trying to create a local version of a clients site on my PC (windows 7) running IIS7.
The clients site is running on debian linux, with apache: www.dltphotography.co.uk
When on that site if you navigate to:
http://www.dltphotography.co.uk/recentEvents
It interprets it as recentEvents.php whereas on my machine it doesnt like it. I have access to all the files on the client site and have copied all the website files, thereforeand still get the problem. There is no .htaccess file on the live site that i can see. Therefore it must be to do with the overall setup.
I tries two different setups:
First running the site from IIS and conncting to PHP via CGI, this works fine for most things but no the above.
http://82.39.117.135:8003/index.php
I then tried running it on an apache install:
http://82.39.117.135:8081/index.php
Which gives the same problem. Im guessing its something to do with php.ini? or http.conf? i cant see what im supposed to do.
You can review the PHP info by adding demo.php on any of the urls including the client site.
ANy help would be greatly appreciated.
Easynow
I am trying to create a local version of a clients site on my PC (windows 7) running IIS7.
The clients site is running on debian linux, with apache: www.dltphotography.co.uk
When on that site if you navigate to:
http://www.dltphotography.co.uk/recentEvents
It interprets it as recentEvents.php whereas on my machine it doesnt like it. I have access to all the files on the client site and have copied all the website files, thereforeand still get the problem. There is no .htaccess file on the live site that i can see. Therefore it must be to do with the overall setup.
I tries two different setups:
First running the site from IIS and conncting to PHP via CGI, this works fine for most things but no the above.
http://82.39.117.135:8003/index.php
I then tried running it on an apache install:
http://82.39.117.135:8081/index.php
Which gives the same problem. Im guessing its something to do with php.ini? or http.conf? i cant see what im supposed to do.
You can review the PHP info by adding demo.php on any of the urls including the client site.
ANy help would be greatly appreciated.
Easynow
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I think that you are going to continue to receive various conflict issues using IIS under Windows. Globally PHP is primarily associated with Apache and Linux, and as such having a similar server environment locally is not a bad idea.
Is the website using Postgresql or MySQL? Are you able to FTP to the server with a client such as FileZilla to check the existence of the htaccess file?
Not to rehash what I said earlier but installing a LAMP/WAMP package is very simple, however these are MySQL packages and I dont know if they support or include Postgresql if that is something you need. Once installed these replicate the server environment very well and will allow you to use htaccess locally.
Is the website using Postgresql or MySQL? Are you able to FTP to the server with a client such as FileZilla to check the existence of the htaccess file?
Not to rehash what I said earlier but installing a LAMP/WAMP package is very simple, however these are MySQL packages and I dont know if they support or include Postgresql if that is something you need. Once installed these replicate the server environment very well and will allow you to use htaccess locally.
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Hey Marick,
I need to use postgres as that is whats currently installed (never used before...).
I have checked an there is definitely no .htaccess files. FTP isnt setup, but there is a shell comand to view hidden files and it doesnt reveal any.
Im currently in the process of installing Ubuntu server on a virtual machine, which i believe comes with a buncle of applications including apache/php etc.. hopefully this will prove more fruitful...
Regards
Easynow
I need to use postgres as that is whats currently installed (never used before...).
I have checked an there is definitely no .htaccess files. FTP isnt setup, but there is a shell comand to view hidden files and it doesnt reveal any.
Im currently in the process of installing Ubuntu server on a virtual machine, which i believe comes with a buncle of applications including apache/php etc.. hopefully this will prove more fruitful...
Regards
Easynow
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Sorry for delay, i installed linu / debian on a VM with apache / php and the problems were resolved instantly. Thanks again for input.
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Ok i have concluded that the IIS version is a dead end due to the configuration differences.
The apache version i am running is one called "EnterpriseDB ApachePHP" which i got prompted to install when setting up Postgres Database (in order to allow pgPHPadmin to work). This has defaulted to port 8081 because IIS is on 80, which appears to conflict with my router port...
I am at work at the moment and intend to try sorting this when i get home.
Would you recommend I:
a) persevere with the Apache version above? (is there much difference between versions?)
b) uninstall above apache and install Apache 2.2?
c) install Debian on a virtual machine so as to guarantee same environment, then install Apache2.2 etc?
I dont want to go to the trouble of the virtual box if its not necessary. The other point is that the live site appears to use "PHP5 + squeeze". Is this squeeze something i should be concerned about? The other thing i notice on the php.info is that it tells it to scan another DIR for .ini files. I cant seem to see where this is defined.
Maricksville - im access using a shell client called WinSCP.
Sorry for long post...
Easynow