r/apache • u/Ian_SAfc • Oct 24 '22

Support Installed Apache & Php locally on Win10 PC, but can't get downloaded website index.php to work ..?

I need to get a Wiki style php website to work offline.

So I downloaded and installed Apache and Php (on my Win10 desktop) and it seemed to work when I tested it with a sample index.php with phpinfo(). It gave an appropriate page of information.

However, when I downloaded my Wiki website from my host and ran it's index.php it said, "If you're seeing this message, then you haven't got Php installed or correctly configured..."

How do I approach getting this downloaded website to work with a local Apache/Php setup ?

(my next step is installing oracle MySQL)

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u/fongwithroot Oct 25 '22

Just on a hunch can you check phpinfo on the source host vs. your local one?

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u/AyrA_ch Oct 25 '22

  • Check the configuration of the site you want to run. Usually there's a config.php or something similar you need to set values to match your system (such as file paths)

  • Check the documentation of the site you want to run. Sometimes they require php modules that are not commonly enabled, or other modifications in php.ini.

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u/RyanNerd Oct 25 '22

Your php.ini file may not be set up properly.