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michel v

I'm sorry to come up with this decision.

Too numerous are the threads about problems installing b2 on a Windows server, and too many times it all comes down to a misconfiguration of the php.ini file.
Since this is NOT a problem with b2 it is quite innapropriate.

Here are steps to ensure when you edit php.ini to have b2 run properly on Windows (or elsewhere):

- register_globals ON
- include_path must have '.' in it
- error_reporting should not be as paranoid as showing Warnings all the time. you'll know what I mean when you have a screen filled with Warnings.

These are the answers to most common problems that users encounter.

For more information about configuring PHP on Windows, I'm sorry but I'll have to say RTFM:
http://www.php.net Smile

wzoo1 · Joined: 22 Aug 2002 Posts: 4

I did all that on my windows server and still NOT working! Its the Windows Servers IIS common login problem! Sad

The b2 login WONT work with MS IIS Windows Servers! It works fine on apache thow... Maybe some php code wont work with IIS??? Has anyone invstigated this??? I really need a fix for this Sad

Will

wzoo1 · Joined: 22 Aug 2002 Posts: 4

UPDATE:
THERES A PHP FIX TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ON IIS SERVERS HERE:
http://tidakada.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1084
I did it and it works very well! Smile

laponja · Joined: 02 Oct 2002 Posts: 6 Location: Home

b2 in windows serves does that work or not?
I have PHP version 4.1.2. I installed it and it created the tables and said it´s ok, but when i want to log in it only reloeds the page

dtdgoomba · Joined: 05 Aug 2002 Posts: 179 Location: Cambridge, MA

And you've already tried out the fix listed right above your post? I figured I'd ask since the experts are gonna ask you anyway..

laponja · Joined: 02 Oct 2002 Posts: 6 Location: Home

I can´t find a file with this name PHP.ini
I downloade b2-v0.6pre-20020129

GamerZ · Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 537 Location: Singapore

laponja · Joined: 02 Oct 2002 Posts: 6 Location: Home

Php package?
I have not dowloaded anything like that. I din´t even know that I need that since I´m hosted. I wanted only change from Greymatter to B2 since I heard that it was more god

GamerZ · Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 537 Location: Singapore

u dun need php.ini, u just make sure tt ur host have php and mysql and the versions of php and mysql must be or higher than that required of b2.

laponja · Joined: 02 Oct 2002 Posts: 6 Location: Home

Ok.. I have like i said PHP 4.1.2 and MySql is i think from the information that I see 3.23.39.
Have to look what my host says about to install it, since they wanted me to purcha for my PhPMyAdmin a part of linux acount
Thanks any anyway

laponja · Joined: 02 Oct 2002 Posts: 6 Location: Home

Since I´m total new to PHP and just have start to learn/read about it little, this PHP package is this something that I download and upload up on my server? Sorry for this ridiculous question

smikwily · Joined: 11 Mar 2002 Posts: 45 Location: Ohio, USA

PHP/mySQL is something that your host has to install for you, unless you are the host. Unless you are running the site off of your own computer, then no, you don't need to download PHP.
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laponja · Joined: 02 Oct 2002 Posts: 6 Location: Home

Ok. I have PHP and MySql, and yesterday I look at my PHPinfo and saw this there

alex_t_king · Joined: 09 Oct 2002 Posts: 194

Thanks for the tips here, I followed the 3 instructions at the top to set this up on my windows box to test it out before putting it up on my server (unix) and was able to get going without incident.

qingshuo · Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2003 1:18 am Post subject: Why IIS?

Why IIS? If your host is IIS, I recommend moving for I wouldn't trust their stability and security much. And if your local machine is IIS, I say kill it and download Apache