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Chapter 1
files go upon installation, and how to test your installation. The basic definition of troubleshooting and
debugging was covered, as well as a series of steps to take if your installation of PHP isn’t working.
Exercise
You’re not really ready to begin programming exercises at this point, so let’s do a different type of
exercise that you’ll find handy whenever you have to install with or work with PHP on a new platform.
To complete this exercise, do the following:
Create a document that summarizes all of the following:
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What are the hardware capabilities of the computer on which PHP is running? Describe the CPU,
hard drive, RAM, and so on, and any particular limitations you perceive.
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What operating system is running on the hardware? List the version, as well as any current
patches and known bugs.
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What Web server software is running on the machine? List the version, patches, and known bugs.
Also, list how the Web server is configured, the root folder, how PHP is set up to work with the
Web server, and any file permissions you’ve set.
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What version of PHP was installed? List the version, the files installed, the folders in which they
were installed, and any Registry settings that were set or created to support the PHP installation.
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What configuration settings were set or changed (from the default) to install PHP? List them.
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What extensions were enabled? List them all, and why you enabled them.
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