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PHP Scripting Support

Please find below our support section about PHP scripting. If you have a question that is not answered here, please contact us.

What is PHP and where can I find more information

PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. Much of its syntax is borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in. The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly.

PHP is included by default on all web hosting accounts. To use it, simply end your file name in .php.

Please note that we only make PHP available on the servers. We cannot support development related to your PHP scripts or applications.

A technical reference regarding PHP is available at http://www.php.net.

How do I turn global variables on or off for the server in PHP?

We recommend that you do not turn on global variables in PHP since this opens up the potenial for security breaches on your website. It is better practice, and indeed much safer to program your website without using global variables.

Can I use phpinfo()?

Yes you can, use of this function will allow you to find out more about the PHP installtion on our servers and allow you to see which modules and features you can use.

Is the GD library installed for PHP?

Yes, all servers have access to the GD library functions within PHP.

Whats the maximum file upload and timeout set for PHP?

We use the default values for these so maximum execution time is set to 30 seconds, while maximum upload size is 2MB.

Can I install a local PHP development environment?

Yes you can! This section shows you how to install PHP4 and Apache on your Windows system for local PHP development. This example installs PHP4 as an Apache module.

Step 1 - Installing PHP

  • Download the latest PHP4 windows zip file from here.
  • Extract the zip file contents to the c:\php directory using winzip.
  • Open the c:\php directory and copy the php4ts.dll file to c:\winnt\system32 directory (or c:\windows\system)
  • Go back to the c:\php directory and rename the file called php.ini-dist to php.ini
  • Finally, you need to copy the php.ini to the c:\winnt directory (or c:\windows\system)

Step 2 - Installing Apache

  • Download the Apache windows installer from here
  • Double click the executable, click the ok button, accept the terms and conditions and hit next
  • Enter localhost for the Network Domain and for the Server Name
  • Enter your own email address for the Administrator's Email Address
  • Accept the defaults for everything else to complete the Apache installation

Step 3 - Configuring Apache

  • Open up c:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache\conf\httpd.conf in an editor
  • Search for this line: #LoadModule unique_id_module modules/mod_unique_id.so, it should be on line 192
  • Add this line underneath it: LoadModule php4_module c:/php/sapi/php4apache.dll. Make sure you DON'T add an '#' sign to the front of it.
  • Search for this line: AddModule mod_setenvif.c it should be on line 239
  • Add this line underneath it: AddModule mod_php4.c
  • Then add the following lines underneath the: AddType application/x-tar .tgz line

    AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
    AddType application/x-httpd-php .php3
    AddType application/x-httpd-php .php4
    AddType application/x-httpd-php .htm
    AddType application/x-httpd-php .html

  • Now save httpd.conf
  • Now restart Apache: START->Programs->Apache HTTP Server->Control Apache Server->Restart

For more information about installing PHP with Apache on Windows please visit the Installing on Windows Systems section on the PHP website.

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