Re: [PHP-INSTALL] Re: HTTP 403.1 error Execute Access Forbidden on IIS 5.1

Hi Pat.

Is there a specific requirement to run IIS?

If not, Maybe you can run Apache instead of IIS on Windows?

Here's two ready to install Apache on Windows alternatives:

http://www.wampserver.com/en/

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

WAMP also has a nice helpfull forum:

http://www.wampserver.com/phorum/list.php?2

Kind Regards,

Keith Roberts

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On Tue, 2 Mar 2010, Pat Johnston wrote:

> To: [email protected]
> From: Pat Johnston <[email protected]>
> Subject: [PHP-INSTALL] Re: HTTP 403.1 error Execute Access Forbidden on IIS
>     5.1
> 
> I've used PHP on Linux for years, but now I NEED to get it running on Windows 
> XP. I've spent many hours trying to get it working, giving execute permission 
> to everything I can think of - no luck. Does anyone have a clue what might be 
> going on or what I might try next?
>
> PHP runs fine from the command line but only gives the 403.1 error when 
> running under IIS.
>
> Pat Johnston wrote:
>> After installing PHP 5.2.12 on Windows XP and configuring, the test phpinfo 
>> page fails to execute on IIS 5.1, giving an HTTP 403.1 error - Forbidden: 
>> Execute Access Forbidden
>> Internet Information Services
>> 
>> The test web page is under the Inetpub/wwwroot/PHP directory and has 
>> execute access. The php-cgi.exe also has execute access. I've used .msi 
>> installers, the Microsoft .wpi installer, and have manually installed PHP 
>> without success.
>