Problem Configuring IIS for Vista Premium

I am getting an error message:"The specified executable does not exist on the server."

Here are the steps I took to configure the IIS for Vista Premium:

1. I opened the IIS managerfrom administrative tools in the control panel
2 I chose to open up the Handler Mappings in the IIS area
3. Clicked on Add Script Map
4. I entered the Request Path as *.php, the executable as c:\php\php5isapi.dll
5. Clicked ok and "yes" to allow the php module to run.
(These steps were provided in the Web Development: Before you begin)

It is at this point that I get the error messaage I mentioned. This dll file was located in a subfolder from the PHP folder, so I copied it to the php folder. That did not help. When I did this, it returned another message that said " The specified module required by this handler is not in the modules list. If you are adding a script map handler mapping, the Isapi Module or the Cgi Module must be in the Module list." I have no idea what this means. Can anyone help?

Ray Thomas

Go to Control Panel -> Programs and features.
Click the link for Turn Windows Features On or Off.
Expand Internet Information Services
Expand World Wide Web Services
Expand Application Development Features.
make sure all options are checked, especially ISAPI Extensions and ISAPI Filters.

I followed the steps a number of times and now I get this error message:

Error Summary
HTTP Error 404.0 - Not Found
The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. Detailed Error InformationModule IIS Web Core
Notification MapRequestHandler
Handler StaticFile
Error Code 0x80070002
Requested URL phpinfo.php
Physical Path C:\inetpub\wwwroot\phpinfo.php
Logon Method Anonymous
Logon User Anonymous
Most likely causes:
The directory or file specified does not exist on the Web server.
The URL contains a typographical error.
A custom filter or module, such as URLScan, restricts access to the file.
Things you can try:
Create the content on the Web server.
Review the browser URL.
Create a tracing rule to track failed requests for this HTTP status code and see which module is calling SetStatus. For more information about creating a tracing rule for failed requests, click here.
Links and More InformationThis error means that the file or directory does not exist on the server. Create the file or directory and try the request again.
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Does it matter that I am using a 64 bit laptop?


Ray Thomas

make sure the phpinfo.php page has been saved to:
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\phpinfo.php

I thought I would add this as a possible solution since after I found this thread I had to search for another hour or so to find what worked for me.

So I just like SonnyRay did all of the steps, but it still didn't work.

What I found is that the problem is if you're on a 64 bit machine you have to set up IIS7 to Enable 32-bit applications.

To do this, in the Internet Information Services Manager:

1) select "Application Pools" (Mine is located in the left file menu of the screen.

2) Then in the middle of the screen Right click on your application pool and select Advanced Settings

3) Then in the Advanced Settings window towards the top where it says "Enable 32-Bit Applications" change it to True.

4) Click OK and then restart the server.

You should now be able to see the php information page (phpinfo.php)
assuming that you have the phpinfo.php file saved into c:\inetpub\wwwroot

I hope this helps anyone else that runs into this problem.

Best Regards,
Blain