reboot server after changes to php.ini

[ober0330]

Is there a way to make the web server (IIS) recognize changes to the php.ini file without rebooting windows?

[VisionIT]

Stop the service and restart it... which should pick up the changes to the PHP.INI file.

[ober0330]

I did that. Now it won't even display my php files. It just sits there like it's trying to load the file. It grabs html files just fine tho.

[VisionIT]

If you've stopped the service, and restarted it only to find it won't load PHP files, then you could have an error in the ini file m8. Take a quick look through it to make sure, then take PHP down again, and bring it up when you're sure the ini is fine.

Check IIS log and see if you have any permission errors...

[ober0330]

Nothing. I even uninstalled php, reinstalled it, shutdown IIS, restarted it... nothing.

This was so much easier with Apache.

[VisionIT]

LOL

Stick with Apache then... just get the Win32 binary for it.

[ober0330]

That's the thing. I'm being forced to use IIS They (company IT) will not support Apache.

[ober0330]

hmm... figures. I broke down and rebooted the computer (not sure who that affected, but I don't really care right now), but everything seems to be working now. Go figure.

[The Hobo]

Just wondering -- did they give any reasoning for not supporting Apache?

[ober0330]

"We have IIS."

[The Hobo]

Originally posted by ober5861
"We have IIS."

Haha, that was the reason they gave? Incredible.

Who wants free, open source, widely-used stuff when you can have IIS?

Haha, incredible.

[ober0330]

Yeah... and now I have to remove all the pretty apache logos from my development project.


Although... I have control over the server... I could just install Apache.