Compiled versions of the Advantage PHP Extension are provided for the most recent versions of PHP available at the time of the Advantage release. Unfortunately PHP extensions are not forward or backward compatible.

 

PHP 4

1] Verify the file version of the compiled extension matches the version of PHP installed on the machine. The default location of the extension is \Program Files\Advantage X.x\PHP\.

The extension is name php_ads.dll.4.x.y, which should correspond to the version of PHP on the computer.

 

2] Copy the php_ads.dll.4.x.y to the PHP extension directory with the name php_ads.dll.

 

3] Locate the php.ini file and add the following entry under the Windows Extensions section:

extension=php_ads.dll

 

4] Restart the web server.

 

PHP 5

 

1] Verify the file version of the compiled extension matches the version of PHP installed on the machine. The default location of the extension is \Program Files\Advantage X.x\PHP\.

The extension is name php_advantage.dll.5.x.y, which should correspond to the version of PHP on the computer.

 

2] Copy the php_advantage.dll.5.x.y to the PHP extension directory with the name php_advantage.dll.

 

3] Locate the php.ini file and add the following entry under the Windows Extensions section:

extension=php_advantage.dll

 

4] Restart the web server.