How to install Apache + PHP on Windows for CompleteSearch
1. Install Apache 2.x for Windows
Go to http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi and download the latest stable version. For example, the installer for Version 2.2.4 was called apache_2.2.4-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi. Specify an arbitrary target directory; for the following description we will assume
C:\Program Files\CompleteSearch\Apache2.2
2. Install PHP 5.x for Windows
Go to http://www.php.net/downloads.php and download the latest stable version. For example, the zip package for version 5.1.6 was called php-5.1.6-Win32.zip. Specify an arbitrary target directory; for the following description we will assume
C:\Program Files\CompleteSearch\php5
Note: There might not be a compatible PHP handler for the latest stable PHP version. In that case you might have to install an older version of PHP, which can be found under http://www.php.net/releases/index.php
3. Install the Apache PHP Handler for Windows
Go to http://www.apachelounge.com/download and download the Apache PHP handler. For example, The Apache 2 handler for PHP version 5.1 (it's enough if the first two digits agree) is called php5apache2.dll-php5.1.x.zip
Copy the following files from this package to the following locations (assuming that Apache and PHP have been installed in the directories as stated above):
C:\Program Files\CompleteSearch\Apache2.2\bin\hpptd.exe.manifest (TODO: needed for what?) C:\Program Files\CompleteSearch\Apache2.2\conf\httpd.conf.templ (TODO: needed for what?) C:\Program Files\CompleteSearch\php5\php5apache2.dll (TODO: why necessary if one is already there?)
4. Configure Apache + PHP and test it
In the Apache config file
C:\Program Files\CompleteSearch\Apache2.2\conf\httpt.conf
add/change the following lines
ServerRoot "C:/Program Files/CompleteSearch/Apache2.2" Listen 8080 LoadModule php5_module "C:/Program Files/CompleteSearch/php5/php5apache2.dll" AddType application/x-httpd-php .php PHPIniDir "C:/Program Files/CompleteSearch/php5" DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/CompleteSearch/www" <Directory "C:/Program Files/CompleteSearch/www"> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> <IfModule dir_module> DirectoryIndex index.html index.php </IfModule>
Test your setup by creating the following file (assuming a cygwin shell)
cd /cygdrive/c/Program Files/CompleteSearch mkdir www cd www echo "<?php echo \"Hi!\"; ?>" > test.php chmod 644 test.php
and then viewing the following URL in your browser (it should say "Hi!")
http://localhost:8080/test.php
TODO: troubleshooting!
4. Install CompleteSearch
4.1 Check out the CompleteSearch source code as follows (assuming the choice of directories above and that you are in a cygwin shell):
cd /cygdrive/c/Program Files/CompleteSearch svn co svn+ssh://hannah@contact.mpi-sb.mpg.de/KM/ir/SVN/autocompletion TODO: rename + move the directory cd XXX make startCompletionServer
4.2 Check out the CompleteSearch UI code as follow:
cd /cygdrive/c/Program Files/CompleteSearch cvs checkout -d hannah@contact.mpi-sb.mpg.de:/KM/ir/CVS autocompletion TODO: rename + move directory
4.3 Create a UI instance as follows
cd /cygdrive/c/Program Files/CompleteSearch/www mkdir homeovim vim autocomplete_config.php TODO: describe which lines to change and how