piernas Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I know these doesn't fit really well here but maybe someone has experienced the same problem here. I was trying to install latest oscommerce developpment from github and seems it is finally requiring php 5.5 at a minimum. I was running 5.3 on an old XP machine as a local test server, so yesterday tried to upgrade. I've found that latest php has dropped support for windows xp because they are using VC 2008 compiler. It should work even if no support, but apache refuses to load the connection library needed (php5apache2_4.dll). I've been trying several combinations of apache and php but the most I could run is php 5.4. Does anyone here faced the same problem and managed to install an apache/php 5.5 on an xp machine? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piernas Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 I forgot a side question: Does current oscommerce installation contain any code not compatible with php 5.4? Maybe I can fake osc installation and run it over php 5.4 as a temporary solution... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonbec Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Hello, I had the same problem, but with windows 7 (I use uWamp) I found with google that the good Visual C++ Redistributable compiler runtime library was not installed in my computer. Here is the link for XP : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5582 Perhaps it could help you too ? The link where I found my response : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17609096/php5apache2-4-dll-not-found-error with OsC 2.2 since 2006 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥Gyakutsuki Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 the latest development must work with 5.4, If it change maybe inside the code, later will be something or it's an error (ubuntu, on windows I don't know). Regards ----------------------------------------- Loïc Contact me by skype for business Contact me @gyakutsuki for an answer on the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piernas Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Hello, I had the same problem, but with windows 7 (I use uWamp) I found with google that the good Visual C++ Redistributable compiler runtime library was not installed in my computer. Here is the link for XP : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5582 Perhaps it could help you too ? The link where I found my response : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17609096/php5apache2-4-dll-not-found-error Thank you, I've already tried this fix. The problem seems to be with the library that links to php when apache server starts. The version provided with all of the compiled versions of php 5.5 and 5.6 I've tried throws an error when apache tries to load it. the latest development must work with 5.4, If it change maybe inside the code, later will be something or it's an error (ubuntu, on windows I don't know). It's been modified recently on install files: <td align="right" width="25"><?php echo ((PHP_VERSION >= 5.5) ? '<i class="fa fa-thumbs-up text-success"></i>' : '<i class="fa fa-thumbs-down text-danger"></i>'); ?></td> I wonder if oscommerce will work okay if I bypass that requirement. I'll try if I can't install php 5.5 or 5.6 on that server as I don't want to bin it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piernas Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 I've finally found a compiled version that whould work on XP machines. I'll test the setup and report here if it works fine, but it seems to. here's the link in case somebody has the same needs: http://www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?t=6334 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtcoInc Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 fwiw ... I'm running WAMP on XP with PHP v5.4.16. The latest version(s) of osCommerce (2.3.4 and 2.3.4 Responsive Gold) run fine. I also have WAMP running on Win7 with PHP v5.4.12, and osC runs fine. Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piernas Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Thanks @@ArtcoInc I've already installed php 5.4 and seems to work fine. From what I've seen nothing has still changed in oscommerce core that uses something new from php 5.5 so it should work ok for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtcoInc Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 @@piernas I read your link on compiling PHP 5.5 for use on WinXP. :wacko: Considering that the current version of PHP is 5.6.7, have we reached the point where the hoops we have to jump through to continue to use XP is finally forcing us to switch to a different OS? :blush: Malcolm PS: I'm still running Win2K on one critical workstation, and a Win2K3 Server :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piernas Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 @@ArtcoInc I know it's time to move. I've just shut down our windows 2000 server last week after almost 15 years... but unplugging a pc that works just fine is difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piernas Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 I finally managed to install php 5.6.4 on windows xp. It was very tricky as the version of Apache on the link I posted above has some dependencies that I couldn't find even installing all of the Visual C++ runtime and updates I found. I did it by installing php from the link above and latest apache VC11 from apachelounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhil Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I would note that Windows XP is quite obsolete. If you are managing your own server, it's false economy to stick to something so old, just to save the money of an OS upgrade. Hell, even Windows 7 is getting quite long of tooth, and probably won't be supported before too long. You should not be running your own web server unless you know exactly what you are doing. About 90% of hosting is staying on top of security threats, which most random store owners have no idea how to do. The end result is that the hackers will eat your lunch. The only valid reason for trying to run your own site on a PC is that you have no commercial hosting account yet, and want to dip your toes in the water. Of course, that shouldn't be a real site accessible from the outside world, and should be standalone and isolated. Once you have real commercial hosting with a reputable host, you should be using that to do experimentation and development work. The idea is that your site is guaranteed to work once you go live (i.e., make your site accessible to the outside world). To develop on a standalone PC is inviting trouble due to different server, PHP, and MySQL levels. You will spend more time trying to figure out why your site doesn't work than you will save by having it on your PC. Believe me, I've seen it time and time again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piernas Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 I would note that Windows XP is quite obsolete. If you are managing your own server, it's false economy to stick to something so old, just to save the money of an OS upgrade. Hell, even Windows 7 is getting quite long of tooth, and probably won't be supported before too long. You should not be running your own web server unless you know exactly what you are doing. About 90% of hosting is staying on top of security threats, which most random store owners have no idea how to do. The end result is that the hackers will eat your lunch. Don't worry @@MrPhil, it's just a home media file server and testing web server. It still does exactly what it should, it's silent and low consuming, so I don't want to shut it down yet and spend money on a new PC plus new OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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