Ok, let’s check the newest version of Instant Rails. Instant Rails 2.0′ components:
Our target: update PHP4.3.10 to PHP5.
Because it’s already MySQL 5 then we don’t touch to the MySQL folder.
Step 1: Download PHP5
Download binary PHP5 zip package from php.net
http://www.php.net/downloads.php
Step 2: Backup
Stop Instant Rails and backup the old folder php in InstantRails by rename to "Php4"
Step 3: PHP 5 folder
Extract Php 5 folder, and copy to InstantRails folder, name it "Php"
Step 4: Loading new php5.
InstantRails -> Menu -> Configure -> Apache
+ Copy php.ini from you old php folder to you new PHP folder.
+ Edit it:
InstantRails -> Menu -> Configure -> Other -> PHP
Find and change three lines:
extension_dir = "${path}\php\extensions\"
to
# extension_dir = "${path}\php\extensions\"
# YOUR PHP5 have the extension folder is "ext"
extension_dir = "${path}\php\ext\"
,
LoadModule php4_module "${path}/php/php4apache.dll"
to
# LoadModule php4_module "${path}/php/php4apache.dll"
LoadModule php5_module "${path}/php/php5apache.dll"
and
AddModule mod_php4.c
to
#AddModule mod_php4.c
AddModule mod_php5.c
Restart Instant Rails
Check phpinfo
Step 5: Reconfigure the php for loading MySQL correct
Edit php.ini and add MySQL extension
;extension=php_ming.dll
;extension=php_mssql.dll
extension=php_mysql.dll
Restart the Instant Rails and check phpinfo again
Well, mission accomplished.
P/S: phpinfo.php’s content:
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
