The route to current state:- From the dos prompt...

C:\php4>Php phpinfo.php4 > me.htm

Same as before when pressing enter after above I get that pop-up window about the ODBC resource DLL (C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ODBCINT.DLL)is a different version than.......You need to reinstall ........blah

But in addition this time when browsing to the .htm file in C:\php4 instead of getting a pop-up saying 'document contains no data' I get the following:

X-Powered-By: PHP/4.0.0 Content-type: text/html Fatal error: Unable to open phpinfo.php4 in Unknown on line 0

We progress then - albeit slowly! WHAT NEXT? Although I had php4 mentioned in .ini file I did not have doc_root =c:\apache\htdocs\ and extension_dir =c:\php4\ typed in proper way but do now thank you thank you. I take it that this is the reason that the me.htm doc actually contained data this time - Y/N?

SILLY QUESTION: above says apache in C:\ how this works? when my apache in C:\Program files\Apache Group\etc.. - therefore is full path needed Y/N? Sorry, I suppose me.htm wouldn't have worked this time if =c:\apache\htdocs\ was wrong.

NOTE to anyone: I have 2 files in htdocs, 1 is a .php another is a .php4 neither work, BUT when I use: http:localhost/something.php the browser sits and sleeps when I use: http:localhost/something.php4 the browser throws up the code thats in the file but does not actually display properly. Out of interest when I finally get Php to work should I make extensions .php or .php4 or will it work with either?

So The following is what is in http.conf and maybe I need to add .php4 as well - Y/N?

AddType application/x-httpd-php .phtml .php

I was led to believe that only .php was needed, but then I'm easily led!

My sons are out playing golf and I'm stuck in here on a Sunday trying to get php to work? Should get my priorities right!

PS Is it important to sort the Apache not shutting down problem before continuing with trying to get php to work? If so, Anyone out there......