PHP

[teachu]

Hi all...

Everything I've read says the latest version of Windows server will run PHP. I run a blog but the software requires PHP so I'm stuck over on the Linux server with a "split domain"---also, I can't use search and a few other things I have that require PHP

So why can't the Windows Servers run PHP?

Chris Reich

TeachU.com Blog is off on Apps.teachu.com BIG dud.

[tima]

Hi Chris,

It's our feeling that PHP runs best on it's native environment, which is Linux/Apache. Similarly for ASP/ASP.NET on Windows/IIS. There are a host of complications that come with running either on their non-native environment.

If it's really something you need and the free-Linux account on a sub-domain isn't working for you, why not make a post on http://ideas.myhosting.com. We're always looking to see what our customers need and where we can improve.

[teachu]

This experience has been the first time I am not happy with MyHosting.com

I have several domains myself and all of my clients with MyHosting.

I was told to cancel my accounts and then re-establish new accounts to move to the new server which is supposed to support PHP and thus, I could get my blog onto my site instead of a sub-domain.

I decided to to do two of my domains first---
This has been a mess. First, both sites were prepaid into future months. Still, I was charged a prorated amount for this month and my prepaid amounts vanished. And, after all the work of backing up domains and sub-domains, the Blog does not work on either site. And I had to recreate email accounts. Since the new server doesn't seem to support the PHP required, I had to go back to the d**n sub domains again.

So, after hours and hours of work, I'm back where I started EXCEPT I lost money in the process.

Now I think I ought to move the whole lot---my domains and my client's and the 2 new ones I have pending---out of MYHOSTING. I hate to even consider that after 12 years with you....

Chris

Look at Innisfreeranch.com (Blog) (TeachU.com is back on the sub-domain)

[tima]

Hi Chris,

Sorry for any difficulty. Regarding the billing issues, I'm sure we can resolve those to your satisfaction. Rather than discuss them here in a public forum, I will have someone contact you directly to sort it out.

Since your first post we did launch PHP on our Windows 2008 platform. You mention having difficulty setting up a PHP-based blog on your site. I'm curious to know what application you are using and what some of the difficulties you encountered were? If you have time to share, perhaps we can look into some of the issues or at least share some knowledge which might help someone else in the future.

Thanks,

[teachu]

Hi Tim...

I'm using EZ Generator.

My Blog is here:

http://apps.teachu.com/blog/teachublog.php

Because it would not function on the new server, I was forced to return to the sub-domain. Which makes my site "clunky".

Your people can have full access to the files.

If you go here:

http://innisfreeranch.com/ You'll see the blog page does not work---the support guys say it's a server side issue. But I don't know how to help. When I publish to the Linux server, it works fine. So I have no idea what I need to do.

Chris

[tima]

Is this it? http://www.ezgenerator.com/

[teachu]

Yes.

We found the problem but myhosting was not able to correct it.

I ended up canceling my Windows plan and going with the cheaper Linus server only in order to avoid the sub domain. I moved innisfreeranch.com and it's fine.

My other sites are too robust and will need the other features --- so, I guess I'll have to shop service providers to find a host which will support .net asp and PHP

Here is what the problem is:

blog scripts breaks on this php call: session_start();
this is build-in php function as described here: http://be.php.net/session_start
this is simple php function, used in almost all (ezg) php scripts ...
i created test.php file on your server with just 1 line of php code :
<?php
session_start();
?>


Anything beyond a simple search box require a session start---since that function is blocked by myhosting's server, there isn't really a work around. We put a simple page with only

<?php
session_start();
?>

And it would not run. So, I again had to cancel then set up a new account on the Linux server only. And again, credit was not applied but charges went through for the new account. The tech was VERY helpful Saturday.

Chris

[tima]

Hi Chris,

Sorry you're still having difficulty. Regarding the billing issue, I think we've sorted it out. I don't want to put financial information up here on the forum, but if you contact our CS Team they can give you more detail. I believe Jeremy has already been in touch with you, so you can reply directly to him.

I still haven't been able to get the EZ Generator blog working either. Although when installed on our Linux platform, it works like a charm with little intervention. I wonder if there are any PHP on Windows experts out there? Or perhaps we can look at it from a different angle... perhaps the ASP solution you want to implement is available in PHP/Perl and could be implemented on a Linux based hosting platform?

[teachu]

The problem is entirely with "session Start"

Your servers do not allow a session start call.

This is a common command to almost all PHP applications that require some user interaction.

Make a page called test.php

Put only this

<?php
session_start();
?>


It will show the error 500 (server error)

Chris

[tima]

Hi Chris,

I have two test sites with the same file, containing only:

<?
session_start();
?>

You can visit them here:

http://win.ezgenerator.myhosting.net/test/index.php (Windows 2008 & IIS 7)
http://ezgenerator.myhosting.net/test/index.php (Debian Linux & Apache)

Neither returns an error.