Hi,

I successfully managed to create a working CMS on a linux server so thought I would try it for a windows server aswell but I am having problems.

on install.php, there was an error message but I tried to enter in the details of the database anyway, which met the requirements without any problems. When I clicked on install I got the following error:

Error Summary
HTTP Error 500.0 - Internal Server Error
C:\Program Files (x86)\PHP\php-cgi.exe - The FastCGI process exited unexpectedly

Detailed Error Information
Module FastCgiModule
Notification ExecuteRequestHandler
Handler PHP_via_FastCGI
Error Code 0xc0000005

Can anyone please help?

I suggest setting up your Windows box like these instructions if at all possible: http://doc.silverstripe.org/installation-on-windows-server-manual-iis

This also includes using the SQL Server Driver for PHP, provided by Microsoft, instead of the one that comes with PHP.

If it's a shared Windows host, what are the server specifications you're installing SilverStripe onto?

Sean

Hi Sean,

Thanks for replying.... I'm half way through the guide...Taking a while but I'm getting there.

I'm going to continue tomorrow and will let you know how I get on.

Thanks again!

Hi,

I had to put this project on hold for a while - but I'm back on it. I followed the instructions you sent but still had no luck. However I have noticed that this time round I had no errors on the install.php and met the requirements!

But...I still got the same error message after I clicked install

HTTP Error 500.0 - Internal Server Error
C:\Program Files (x86)\PHP\php-cgi.exe - The FastCGI process exited unexpectedly
Detailed Error Information
Module FastCgiModule
Notification ExecuteRequestHandler
Handler PHP_via_FastCGI
Error Code 0xc0000005
Requested URL http://www.website.co.uk:80/silverstripe/install.php
Physical Path e:\inetpub\win422\website\silverstripe\install.php
Logon Method Anonymous
Logon User Anonymous

I have also noticed that I don't have sp1 on Windows Vista - is this a problem?

Any ideas how I can get silverstripe to work on a windows server?

Many thanks for your help

You should be using Service Pack 2 if on Windows Vista. Please also check you are using the following components:

* PHP 5.3.3 VC9 x86 Non Thread Safe (http://windows.php.net/download)
* SQL Server driver for PHP 5.3 Non Thread Safe (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=80e44913-24b4-4113-8807-caae6cf2ca05)

The common cause of "FastCGI unexpectedly ended" errors is a misconfiguration of the server software.
You may also want to make sure that the line "extension=php_mssql.dll" is commented out in php.ini. This driver should not be used.

It might be a good idea to run Windows Update and patch everything available, this is generally a good idea anyway.

Cheers,
Sean

Thanks for replying - I have now installed SP2 and went through the following instructions again:
http://doc.silverstripe.org/installation-on-windows-server-manual-iis

I had installed PHP but when I tried to complete the following step - set up Handler Mappings in IIS to support PHP scripts, I get an error message 'The specified exceutable does not exist on the server'.

I then removed PHP and installed it again making sure I selected IIS FastCGI and checked LDAP and Multi-Byte String. When I typed in “C:\Program Files (x86)\PHP\php-cgi.exe” in the Executable (optional) field, a messge came up asking if I want to create a FastCGI application for this executable - I clicked Ok and get the error message mentioned above.
I tried to find php-cgi.exe on my machine and couldn't find it.

Any help/advice?

Many thanks

Did you choose "IIS" as the web server during install of PHP? It will ask whether you're using Apache or IIS.

Try uninstalling and doing it again. I think it tries to automatically set up the handler mappings for IIS during PHP install as well.

Cheers,
Sean

Hi - I uninstalled it again and installed it but still got the same result.

There wasn't an option for selecting IIS. I downloaded this version of PHP:
VC9 x86 Non Thread Safe (2010-Jul-21 20:38:25)

Any ideas on what else I can try?