MySQL and PHP and Wiki Installations

[celtish]

1. Just before I crash I get error messages implicating EXPLORER and KERNEL32. And looking into CAD I often find that WINOLDAP is running. What the heck is WINOLDAP and how can I send it packing?

2. What are the relative ups and downs for ASP, PHP, and HTML? I've always used HTML for my web pages but I wonder if using ASP or PHP would present any advantages?

3. I've been trying to install an interactive wiki (like wikipaedia) on my virtual server Easyspace. However, I cannot proceed because the server's MySQL and PHP are not new enough. I spoke to Easyspace but they couldn't help. I've got recent versions of these programmes on my machine so would it somehow be possible to upload these to the server so that they work? I tried putting them in the cgi-bin but that didn't do the trick.

Edited August 8, 2007 by celtish

[DL.]

Have you tried searching for it?

It may be starting automatically at boot or when starting some other program.

Check:

Run -> msconfig -> Autostart tab

[celtish]

Have you tried searching for it? It may be starting automatically at boot or when starting some other program. Check: Run -> msconfig -> Autostart tab

D'you mean autoexec.bat? I don't have an autostart tab.

[BenoitRen]

WINOLDAP is usually present if you have a DOS box open.

[MDGx]

WINOLDAP is the memory resident portion of the DOS VM [Virtual Machine], a.k.a. the DOS box/session/window [a.k.a. DOS-inside-Windows], which is started by COMMAND.COM from within a .BAT file (for example), or from within a specialized .PIF (Program Information File) shortcut, which in turn starts a .BAT file or a DOS-based .EXE or .COM executable.

WINOLDAP can be safely "killed" using CoolKill, for example [797 KB, freeware]:

http://www.prowebsitemanagement.com/downloads/coolkill.zip

unless the DOS based bat/pif/exe/com that is running does something important for your computer.

Example: you should not kill a BAT that deletes/renames/moves/replaces/copies files/folders, because you will loose data this way.

You should wait for the BAT to finish on its own first, and kill it later only if it locks up [Ctrl-Alt-Del should tell you if a program is hanging].

HTH

[celtish]

Just been running defrag (the updated ME version) and I had to give it up as a bad job. It's restarting itself every 20 seconds or so and when it had crawled up to 89% I found that after restarting that time it had rolled right back to 53%!

What accounts for this kind of behaviour?

[Analada]

Just been running defrag (the updated ME version) and I had to give it up as a bad job. It's restarting itself every 20 seconds or so and when it had crawled up to 89% I found that after restarting that time it had rolled right back to 53%!

What accounts for this kind of behaviour?

Any process running in the background that writes to the hard

drive can cause defrag to restart.

You might like to try this (from MS Knowledge base):

Clean Boot the Computer

A "clean" boot is a method of reducing problems that may occur because of your computer's environment. Many problems that may occur when you run Windows or other programs can occur because there are conflicting drivers, terminate-and-stay-resident programs (TSRs), or other settings that load when you start your computer. Windows Millennium Edition (Me) and Windows 98 include a System Configuration Utility tool (Msconfig.exe) to make performing a clean boot easier. To clean boot your computer:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Information.

2. On the Tools menu, click System Configuration Utility.

3. On the General tab, click Selective Startup, and then click to clear the following check boxes:

• Process Config.sys File (if available)

• Process Autoexec.bat File (if available)

• Process Winstart.bat File (if available)

• Process System.ini File

• Process Win.ini File

• Load Startup Group Items

4. Click OK, and then restart your computer when you are prompted.

After your computer starts, run the Disk Defragmenter tool. After Disk Defragmenter finishes, start the System Configuration Utility tool again by repeating the above steps. In step 3, click Normal Startup on the General tab, and then click OK. Restart your computer when you are prompted to do so.

Other things to try:

1. Apply one recommendation at a time and then try Defrag again to see if

it helped.

2. Disable the screensaver, anti virus program and the DSL/Cable modem if

any.

3. Delete the files in the Recycle Bin, the browser cache (Temporary

Internet Files folder if using MSIE) and the Temp, History and Recent

folders. Corrupt files can cause Defrag problems.

4. You may receive a notice indicating the drive was written to and caused

Defrag to restart. This means some process is causing hard drive activity

which interferes with Defrag. Reboot to safe mode and run Defrag

from there or use EndItAll2, a free program which shuts down nearly all

running programs except Explorer and Systray. (Google for it.)

5. It's possible corrupt files in the Cookies and Applog folders will cause

Defrag problems. Since those files contain useful information, you can

either move them to a partition other than the one being Defragged or to

floppy disks. Once Defrag is complete, you can replace the files. If it

appears either folder contains corrupt files, you will either have to try to

determine which files are corrupt, delete all the files and let them rebuild

as part of your normal operations or move the folders during the next Defrag

session. If you run into problems deleting a file because it is corrupt, try

deleting it from a DOS prompt.

6. There are plenty of MS Knowledge Base articles on Defrag features and

problems: [NOTE some of these links may no longer work]

W95/98 Error Message: DEFRAG0026 Make Sure Disk Is Formatted

http://support.microsoft.com/suppor..s/q155/4/04.asp

W95/98 Error Message: DEFRAG005 (or DEFRAG006) Error Defragmenting Drive

http://support.microsoft.com/suppor..s/q160/0/43.asp

W98 Determining the Programs Disk Defragmenter Optimizes

http://support.microsoft.com/suppor..s/q186/0/20.asp

W98 Description of the Disk Defragmenter Tool

http://support.microsoft.com/suppor..s/q186/1/71.asp

W98 Third-Party Tool Reports Fragmentation After Running Defrag.exe

http://support.microsoft.com/suppor..s/q186/8/84.asp

W95/98 Drive's Contents Have Changed: Restarting

http://support.microsoft.com/suppor..s/q186/9/78.asp

W98 Disk Defragmenter Hangs

http://support.microsoft.com/suppor..s/q218/1/60.asp

W98 Correct Steps for Disabling Screen Saver During Defrag.exe

http://support.microsoft.com/suppor..s/q229/0/57.asp

W95/98 Error Message: DEFRAG009 Computer Does Not Have Enough Free Memory

http://support.microsoft.com/suppor..s/q229/1/54.asp

W98 Error Message: DEFRAG00205 Error Defragmenting Drive C

http://support.microsoft.com/suppor..s/q238/1/65.asp

W95/98 Defragmenting the Windows Paging (Swap) File

http://support.microsoft.com/suppor..s/q240/7/55.asp

Personally I use win98lite (freeware). Never have any defrag problems since using it.

[glocK_94]

Usually, it acts this way when something's running in the background. A program that modifies or access the disk (an AV for exemple).

Kill every task but Explorer and run scandisk again.

I bet there's something running that's pumping your resources...

EDIT: Analada, you were faster than me.

Edited July 5, 2007 by glocK_94

[celtish]

Guys, thanks. The problem arises in safe mode and normal mode, albeit a little better in safe mode. Eventually I had to run it overnight in order to get finished.

I shall read up on the links.

(@forummaster - there seems to be something amiss with your settings - where I arrive I get the message ".... cannot open (page URL)". Also, many keywords are hyperlinked to a commercial outfit called liveupdate so an irritating box with fatuous information comes up. The affected words are double-underlined)

[glocK_94]

You might be infected by some spyware/virus. This would explain quite a few thing.

Try scaning your drives just in case.

[celtish]

What are the relative ups and downs for ASP, PHP, and HTML? I've always used HTML for my web pages but I wonder if using ASP or PHP would present any advantages?

[BenoitRen]

ASP sucks. It encourages cheap programming, and doesn't run all too well. And it runs on Windows servers, which generally suck.

PHP is good for pages that require some form of interactivity, like parsing data from a form.

I would use HTML for all static pages. Not everything needs to be PHP.

[MDGx]

Depends on your web site provider (host), which OS they're using on their hosting server.

If they use Windows (2000/2003), you're stuck with IIS, and respectively ASP.

If they use *nix, you're stuck with PHP, but you have the advantage you can also use [most all providers offer these for free] MySQL, Cronjobs, Zend, phpNuke, Mambo, Joomla, phpBB, etc.....

That is unless they have both systems available, there are ports for ASP into *nix/BSD OSes, and similarly, PHP can be ported to Windows.

HTML is simple, just open Notepad and type away.

PHP [like Perl/CGI or Javascript] is more complex, requires a learning curve.

HTH [Hope This Helps]

[celtish]

@ MDGx, RenoitRen - Thank guys, useful info!

[celtish]

I've been trying to install an interactive wiki (like wikipaedia) on my virtual server Easyspace. However, I cannot proceed because the server's MySQL and PHP are not new enough. I spoke to Easyspace but they couldn't help. I've got recent versions of these programmes on my machine so would it somehow be possible to upload these to the server so that they work? I tried putting them in the cgi-bin but that didn't do the trick.

PS - In the last couple of days I've noticed that all PHP files (regardless of source) are displaying in a large font (about 27 point I would say) which looks like Extra Bold Arial to me. Anyone know what's triggered this?

Edited August 9, 2007 by celtish