Dumb question

[trancer01]

Here's a dumb question,
Can this be installed on a Windows Server box running PHP 5 and SQL?

[peter]

Yes. osTicket is platform independent. The only requirements are PHP and MySQL.

[trancer01]

ok, then..hmm....I tried following the directions //server/support (whatever) and it wouldn't respond. I put PHP 5 on it, still nothing. I double click on the config.php (just to try to get it to open) nothing happens. Any thoughts?
Win Server 2003 SP2

[DackR]

PHP 5 is a bugger to install on WS2K3. Try checking to make sure PHP 5 is installed properly.

For example, make a file named test.php, open it in notepad and add the following:

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

Copy it to the root web folder and open it in a web browser. (eg. http://localhost/test.php)

If you get a blank page or an error, PHP is not setup corectly.

I recommend these tutorials:

http://www.tjitjing.com/blog/2006/05/php5-with-iis6-on-windows-server-2003.html

http://www.peterguy.com/php/install_IIS6.html

Remember PHP setup on WS2K3 is not the easiest thing to figure out for first-timers. Hopefully those will help you.

Edit: I recommend manual installation opposed to the auto installer on php's homepage.

[trancer01]

that was very helpful thank you!