Install on Win2K server possible?

[Spike56]

Hi,

I would really to to get EE setup on my server I have at home, but I am having problems. It is currently being used as a web and mail server with I have setup but I have no experience with database servers.
Some questions I have:

Can this be setup to work with Win2Kserver?

Do I need database server software installed on my server and if so where can I get it for free?

If not then where do I point my connect file to?

Anyone out there done this and can give me specific details....please?

Thanks,

Mike

[TomKa]

Try EasyPHP http://www.easyphp.org/ - fast and easy to install.

[Spike56]

Thanks, I give it a try tonight.
Also do i need mysql installed?

Spike

[TomKa]

EasyPHP is a complete software package allowing to use all the power and the flexibility that offers the dynamic language PHP and the effecient use of databases. Package includes an Apache server, a MySQL database, a fully PHP execution, as well as easy development tools for your web site or your applications.

[Spike56]

Kewl, sound's like that should be everything ... actually Im not sure what all that means, but I'll give it a whirl. Im using IIS for webserver, Ive used apache in the past when I was virtual hosting with verio, build my sites with dreamweaver, but have yet to have anything to do with databases or php. Should be a learning experience to say the least.

THanks!!!

Spike

Cant wait to post some photos to be critiqued ... amateur here with a new 10D

[Spike56]

THanks , bit I need something in English, this is only partially in English.

[Pekka]

I don't advice using anything other than Apache 1.3x (Apache 2.0 is still beta code and php does not support it). IIS can work, but you may have to edit includepath into EE's fetchsettings.php and perhaps other stuff, too.

You will also need MySQL and PHP (both latest if possible). The lowest PHP version required by EE is 4.06.

I run Apache+PHP+MySQL in my Windows XP - this is the system I develop EE with, altough I have two UNIX servers for UNIX-specific testing (mostly safe mode and file permission stuff).

MySQL runs as a service. PHP runs as Apache module (read the php readme how to install) and the Apache runs also as Windows service.

Get MySQL from http://www.mysql.com
Get PHP from http://www.php.net
Get Apache from http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/win32/

MySQL has install program. Just run it.
Apache has install program.
PHP has a zip package, open it to C:\PHP

PHP has "install.txt" included which guides how to set up PHP and make Apache to use PHP.

After all is set you server is up in http://127.0.0.1 or http://localhost . The root folder is normally in C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache\htdocs and that is where you create your sites.

[Spike56]

Thanks Pekka,

But I am using IIS not apache. My server is already setup with IIS and I am doing virtual hosting with about 6 websites. One of the websites is the one I want to use EE with. Maybe I can install apache on the same server for this one website, but Im thinking that may cause conflicts. I dont want to use apache because Im more familiar with IIS. So I will attempt to try again with php as a cgi as recommended by php.net.
Right now it appears that php is not setup correctly on my server, but Im not sure why. I dont know the database name to use either.

Thanks

Mike

[rvgeerligs]

www.nusphere.com

first make shure IIS is not on port 80!
Then later after you changed the port of apache you can change it back again!

[ATF300]

ee runs perfectly on win2k with iis + php + mysql combo

not much work setting it up too !