php on the desktop?

[Lucky13]

I need to know if there's a way to make a php page my wallpaper on Windows 98. If anyone can help me, I'd love to hear what you have to say. Thanks

~Lucky13

[Bruce]

Go in to your display properties window. Click on the web tab. Then check the box 'view my active desktop as a web page' and click new.

[Lucky13]

that only takes html files....

[Bruce]

php files seem to work for me.

[Lucky13]

ok...it won't let me...would oyu mind running through all of the steps?

Thanks
Lucky13

[Bruce]

Originally posted by Phrozen
Go in to your display properties window. Click on the web tab. Then check the box 'view my active desktop as a web page' and click new.
Then just type in the url.

[Lucky13]

It just gives me "Action cancelled" Is this because the file is on my HD?

[Lucky13]

well I got it to work, but none of the acutual PHP works...I need some kind of server, right? Is it possible to get one?

[jon787]

Originally posted by Lucky13
well I got it to work, but none of the acutual PHP works...I need some kind of server, right? Is it possible to get one?

Check your windows installation CD for something called Personal Web Server.

[Lucky13]

hrm....ok

[Lucky13]

ok, so have that installed...now what?

It still doesn't let me use php scripts.

[Cyber]

goto download.com, look for "TinyWeb Server". Best web server, be sure to read installation on the site. it supports php, no SSI tho.

[Lucky13]

I'll try that...thanks

[Cyber]

welc

[jon787]

Originally posted by Lucky13
ok, so have that installed...now what?



It still doesn't let me use php scripts.

Get PHP for windows. I thought you would figure that out, sorry.

[Lucky13]

Tinyweb isn't working with PHP...did I do something wrong?

[Cyber]

hmmmmmmmm

[Lucky13]

Originally posted by jon787


Get PHP for windows. I thought you would figure that out, sorry.
Where might I find that?

[Lucky13]

Sigh...I have PHP installed on my machine, but now it wants Apache, also....is there a way to bypass this step and still make it work?

[Lucky13]

Hey...this thread is being forgotten, and I dont want it to be, since I still need an answer =)

I need to know how I can make a PHP webpage my wallpaper on W98. I can make the actual page the wallpaper, but none of the scripts work. I DO have PHP installed on my machine. Any ideas? Thanks.

~Lucky13

[Cyber]

idea:
make an HTML page, 100% frame, and have the frame go to the php page you want. jsut host the php page somewhen, like on a FWP on the i-net. ez

i don't know why i didn't think of it before.

[Lucky13]

But it I'm offline will it all still work? If it's downloaded and stuff?

[Cyber]

try it

[niv]

Apache + PHP will work splendidly. http://localhost/url_of/file.php

[niv]

Originally posted by Lucky13
Sigh...I have PHP installed on my machine, but now it wants Apache, also....is there a way to bypass this step and still make it work?

If you haven't noticed, Apache and PHP are developed by the same people.

[Lucky13]

I'm having a LOT of problems getting apache set up....I'm not used to this really hardcore DOS-type stuff.

[Cyber]

lol. oh-well

while were on the subject (not!:biggrin2: ) why not get a free GK .com? (eg: GKRU.com or GKWG.com, etc)

its legal, go look up the nameservers!!!

[niv]

Originally posted by Lucky13
I'm having a LOT of problems getting apache set up....I'm not used to this really hardcore DOS-type stuff.
You can still use Win32 to edit stuff.