Hi,
I installed the recommended PHP server (this one), and it worked fine for a couple of days, on both machines (XP and Vista). But without me having changed anything regarding the settings or the files, the server on the Vista machine doesn't anymore. At least I'm not getting any PHP rendering anymore - not even a simple echo "Hello world". I checked and rechecked all the settings and the test files, and they are exactly the same on both machines. But only on the XP machine do I get PHP rendering.
I did install IE9 in the meantime on the Vista machine, but the same problem occurs in the FF preview, so that can hardly be the cause. Disabling Windows Firewall is no cure, neither is removing and re-installing the server.
Any help is appreciated.
PHP server doesn't work anymore
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Re: PHP server doesn't work anymore
I think it was caused by installing Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, which I had also installed and which installs its own server. At least that is the only thing that could have influenced it. Removing it - which I was gonna do anyway because it is a lousy program that uses an enormous lot of resources - was no cure. I thought that removing it and re-installing the PHP server would have brought the machine back to its original state, but seemingly Visual Studio installed something that prevents that.
I was pointed by the WB help desk to the XAMPP package page, http://kb.blumentals.net/kb/index.php?V ... EntryID=23. I installed that package, and even though it is not as lightweight as the previously mentioned server, it does come with a mailer and mySQL, which obviously is a big plus. And the PHP server can be run as a Windows service from the boot section, so that WB always renders PHP if the file is in the XAMPP root folder.
All in all, the problem is solved and things are working like a charm now. The only thing left to do is go after the MS folks...
I was pointed by the WB help desk to the XAMPP package page, http://kb.blumentals.net/kb/index.php?V ... EntryID=23. I installed that package, and even though it is not as lightweight as the previously mentioned server, it does come with a mailer and mySQL, which obviously is a big plus. And the PHP server can be run as a Windows service from the boot section, so that WB always renders PHP if the file is in the XAMPP root folder.
All in all, the problem is solved and things are working like a charm now. The only thing left to do is go after the MS folks...