Re: php and iis 7

Check your php script, in the form action part, it should not contain 
anything like "localhost".
When you access it from a remote computer, it's no longer localhost.

On 2013/3/25 12:23, Harrison, Roberto wrote:
> I have an html page (iisstart.htm) which calls a php program running successfully with MySQL from the server where it is installed. I simply launch the iisstart.htm file by double clicking on it as I am logged  into the server. It all works exactly the way I want it to locally.
>
> I have gone through the following steps in enabling PHP processing on this server:
>
>    1.  In the "Actions" pane click "Add Module Mapping...";
>
>    1.  In the "Add Module Mapping" dialog enter the following:
>
>       *   Request path: *.php
>       *   Module: FastCgiModule
>       *   Executable: C:\[Path to PHP installation]\php-cgi.exe
>       *   Name: PHP_via_FastCGI
>
>    1.  Click "Request Restrictions" button and then configure the mapping to invoke handler only if request is mapped to a file or a folder;
>
>    1.  Click OK on all the dialogs to save the configuration.
>
> This all seems to be properly setup. If I go to another machine and type in the IP address of this server, the main iisstart.htm file gets displayed as I expect it to. But if I click on the submit button on this page running through a browser, which calls a php file, I get an error saying:
>
> Unable to connect
>            Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost.
>    The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few
>      moments.
>    If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
>      connection.
>    If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
>      that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
>
> The URL at this point is
>
> http://localhost/DisplayMCWPubs.php
>
> which is the php file that runs fine from within the server (the php file executes some sql and displays the results on the webpage).
>
> I have tried duplicating the security settings I find for the iisstart.htm file for the DisplayMCWPubs.php file, but that doesn't do anything.
>
> What am I doing wrong? Anyone?
>
> Roberto Harrison, MLIS
> Technology Support Librarian
> Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries
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