Jargonsoft Help Desk

PHP installation tips

1. Install in c:\PHP (Do not put in c:\program files) 2. Use thread safe versions, VC6 for Apache, VX9 for IIS 3. Select GD2 extension and PEAR when installing 4. Save .msi file if needed later to ...

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Problems Installing/Running PHP on Windows 2003.

Problem: After installing PHP on Windows 2003, attempts to run php pages return a "404 page not found" error message. Solution: Read the "User contributed notes" section in th...

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Problems Installing/Running PHP Mail on Windows 2003.

Problem: Email generation in PHP scripts fails. Solution: 1. You must install PEAR extension to PHP when either installing PHP or modifying it's installation via Control Panel -> Add/Remove Prog...

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PHP installation using IIS7 and FastCGI.

See the article at: http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/246/using-fastcgi-to-host-php-applications-on-iis-7/

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PEAR installation with PHP5.3

Problem: Some users have reported that the windows builds of PHP 5.3 are not able to open the shipped go-pear.phar file, i.e. running "go-pear.bat" does not work. Solution: Run the dist...

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A way to test if email is working with PHP install

The following can be copied into a file and then served to a web browser and executed. If email is correctly configured it will send an email message. <?php /* SENDER */ $from='you@yourdomain....

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Resolving an unable to fork PHP warning in Windows

see: http://www.somacon.com/p255.php

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PEAR installation bug - missing structures/graph.php file

PEAR can be missing the structure/graph.php file. This causes all additional PEAR installations to fail. To fix this: 1. unzip the attached file, and place the "structures" folder in the P...

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PHP PEAR Email Test

Here is a way to test PEAR email. Can be run via command line or HTML page. All the params are at the top of the php file. It can do BMP image attachments.

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How to configure IISv6 SMTP server for use with PHP native mail() function

If you are using a PHP app with native mail() function, you cannot use an SMTP server that requires authorization. For this, you can use PHP PEAR email methods. If you do not wish to or cannot mod...

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PHP 5.3 with Apache 2.2 install bug (error in httpod.conf)

A bug in the PHP installer can cause the lines inserted info httpd.conf to not point to PHP folder or executable: #BEGIN PHP INSTALLER EDITS - REMOVE ONLY ON UNINSTALL PHPIniDir " " Loa...

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How to run Jargon PHP schema query from command line (.bat file)

If it is desired to test PHP code functionality without using a browser and web server, a .bat file works nicely. Example: Run capability in schema.html via command line. Use: php .\select.php...

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How to test for write permission in Jargon PHP scripts (to write host_sync.txt)

use specific URL for your situation. example: http://69.199.190.162/Jargon_MGDC/jsi_sync_mgdc.php?ProcName=StartSync&tRep=test

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How to run .bat using PHP and web browser

Here is a PHP command to run a .bat file: system ('CMD /C \apache\htdocs\Jargon_Lisy2QB\UploadUnpostedOrders.bat'); use ext_eval.html (or int version) to execute PHP statements.

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How to create a .zip in PHP script

How to create a .zip in PHP script: <?php $export_dir = "/inetpub/wwwroot/Jargon_WCG/download/TLD/"; $db_file = "WCG2_FF.odb"; $db_path ...

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How to install Apache and PHP without installers

Installing and configuring both Apache and PHP without using their installers is important because the later versions of both Apache and PHP are not bundled with installers, so it's the key to using t...

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HTTP Post Body dropped using PHP

Uploaded HTTP POST body appears to be missing or blank. Can cause strange application errors as a result. When uploading ForceField orders, error message that manifests complains about a blank func...

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