Install PEAR under only specific hosting account - Plesk - windows - php is CGI/CLI

Hi

I encounter an issue with running PEAR in special environment.
I will thank you very very much if you will assist me to resolve the issue.

I have installed the latest version of PEAR inside my server.
Some technically information to understand the environment:
It's Windows Server 2003.
The Web server application is: IIS Version 6
We are talking about shared hosting environment.
The PHP is configured on the server as CGI/CLI.
The location of of the PHP Cli/CGI is: "C:\Program
Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe"
The Version of the PHP is: PHP 4.4.9 (cgi-fcgi) (built: Aug 7 2008
15:04:24)
I have installed PEAR inside a specific domain only. What does it means ? it
means that PEAR will only works under this specific domain (for our case ,
for simplicity , lets use the domain address : domain.com)
So what we have:
1) we have PEAR which is installed (not server wide , but only under
domain.com).
2) PEAR works. How I checked it ? I have created a file check-pear.php and I
get output: bool(true). check-pear.php checks system.php which is part of
PEAR.
3) I don't want to use PHP Version 5. PHP version 5 is not eligible for me.
it's shared hosting environment , you can't enforce clients to start using
PHP version which is not support by their web sites . you always must
provide customers what they specifically have purchased. I think it will be
unprofesional to install PHP Version 4 while there is at least 1 web site
which will not work. this is why I am saying I can't use PHP Version 5 under
this server. so in this case the PHP Version is 4.
4) because PHP is working as Cli/CGI , this means that I can use personal
php.ini file for domain.com and all php confiugration will be taken
automatically from this personal php.ini
5) so in our case , each configuration regarding PHP and related to
domain.com is personal and not server wide configuration.
6) I don't want to install/configure PEAR as server wide configuration.

So in this point I assume that you understand my environment.

So what is the Problem ? What is the issue ?

1)

When I run the batch file: pear.bat
I get the following error msg:
'"C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php"' is not recognized as an
internal or external command,operable program or batch file.

some question:
as you see the error msg say someting about C:\Program
Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php , this is the path for the php.exe file
(the PHP CGI/CLI).
because I get error msg then I though that maybe the error msg is because
the PATH for the PHP CGI/CLI is not configured correctly.
So what I did is to use the "Webbased PEAR Package Manager" for checking the
configuration file.
I tried to specify explicity the full PATH for the php.exe by using the
following PATH: C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe
BUT nothing , depiste the fact that now the PHP CLI/CGI binary is configured
as C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe
I still get the same error msg.

So I started to think forward and I thought that maybe the reason of such
issue is becasue the full path directory of the PEAR and also the full path
directory to php.exe is not configured in the %PATH% environment variable of
the operating system level.
How I did it ?
I have run the following command in the prompt/command line:
PATH D:\inetpub\vhosts\domain.com\httpdocs\phppear;C:\Program
Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php;%PATH%

NOW both directories , The PHP CGI/CLI and the PEAR exist in the %PATH%
environment variable of the operating system level.

You think that this is what resolve the issue ?
Wrong answer.
I still encounter the same error msg when I run pear.bat

2)

I tried to use the "Webbased PEAR Package Manager" for installing additional
packages for PEAR.
The "Webbased PEAR Package Manager" ONLY download the package file but
doesn't deploy/install it.
As I understand the "Webbased PEAR Package Manager" is also intended to
install the packages automatically after downloading the paclage.
BUT in fact it's only downloading the package without installing it after
the download process has finished.

3)

because section 2 , I tried to use the pear.bat file.

any suggestion ?

thanks anyone in advanced for any assistance.


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Re: Install PEAR under only specific hosting account -Plesk - windows - php is CGI/CLI

onemancrew wrote:
> Hi
>
> I encounter an issue with running PEAR in special environment.
> I will thank you very very much if you will assist me to resolve the
> issue.

> 3) I don't want to use PHP Version 5. PHP version 5 is not eligible
> for me. it's shared hosting environment , you can't enforce clients to
> start using PHP version which is not support by their web sites . you
> always must provide customers what they specifically have purchased. I
> think it will be unprofesional to install PHP Version 4 while there is
> at least 1 web site which will not work. this is why I am saying I
> can't use PHP Version 5 under this server. so in this case the PHP
> Version is 4.
And is it professional to only provide them with an outdated version,
which force them to keep using old versions of their software? ;-)
You should look at running PHP4 and PHP5 side by side until you can
completely remove PHP4.



> When I run the batch file: pear.bat
> I get the following error msg:
> '"C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php"' is not recognized as
> an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.
>
> some question:
> as you see the error msg say someting about C:\Program
> Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php , this is the path for the php.exe
> file (the PHP CGI/CLI).
> because I get error msg then I though that maybe the error msg is
> because the PATH for the PHP CGI/CLI is not configured correctly.
> So what I did is to use the "Webbased PEAR Package Manager" for
> checking the configuration file.
> I tried to specify explicity the full PATH for the php.exe by using
> the following PATH: C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe
> BUT nothing , depiste the fact that now the PHP CLI/CGI binary is
> configured as C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe
> I still get the same error msg.
>
> So I started to think forward and I thought that maybe the reason of
> such issue is becasue the full path directory of the PEAR and also the
> full path directory to php.exe is not configured in the %PATH%
> environment variable of the operating system level.
> How I did it ?
> I have run the following command in the prompt/command line:
> PATH D:\inetpub\vhosts\domain.com\httpdocs\phppear;C:\Program
> Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php;%PATH%
>
> NOW both directories , The PHP CGI/CLI and the PEAR exist in the
> %PATH% environment variable of the operating system level.
>
> You think that this is what resolve the issue ?
> Wrong answer.
> I still encounter the same error msg when I run pear.bat

Try using a short name without quotes
(C:\Progra~1\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php)


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Re: Install PEAR under only specific hosting account - Plesk - windows - php is CGI/CLI

> Hi
>
> I encounter an issue with running PEAR in special environment.
> I will thank you very very much if you will assist me to resolve the issue.
>
> I have installed the latest version of PEAR inside my server.
> Some technically information to understand the environment:
> It's Windows Server 2003.
> The Web server application is: IIS Version 6
> We are talking about shared hosting environment.
> The PHP is configured on the server as CGI/CLI.
> The location of of the PHP Cli/CGI is: "C:\Program
> Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe"
> The Version of the PHP is: PHP 4.4.9 (cgi-fcgi) (built: Aug 7 2008
> 15:04:24)
> I have installed PEAR inside a specific domain only. What does it means ? it
> means that PEAR will only works under this specific domain (for our case ,
> for simplicity , lets use the domain address : domain.com)
> So what we have:
> 1) we have PEAR which is installed (not server wide , but only under
> domain.com).
> 2) PEAR works. How I checked it ? I have created a file check-pear.php and I
> get output: bool(true). check-pear.php checks system.php which is part of
> PEAR.
> 3) I don't want to use PHP Version 5. PHP version 5 is not eligible for me.
> it's shared hosting environment , you can't enforce clients to start using
> PHP version which is not support by their web sites . you always must
> provide customers what they specifically have purchased. I think it will be
> unprofesional to install PHP Version 4 while there is at least 1 web site
> which will not work. this is why I am saying I can't use PHP Version 5 under
> this server. so in this case the PHP Version is 4.

You can have both versions on the server. If you do not, upgrading to v5
is harder. I administer one server with almost identical setup. I have
added v5.2.x to the configuration. Now all new accounts automatically
use v5 and the older ones can upgrade as and when their sites are ready.

> 4) because PHP is working as Cli/CGI , this means that I can use personal
> php.ini file for domain.com and all php confiugration will be taken
> automatically from this personal php.ini
> 5) so in our case , each configuration regarding PHP and related to
> domain.com is personal and not server wide configuration.
> 6) I don't want to install/configure PEAR as server wide configuration.
>
> So in this point I assume that you understand my environment.
>
> So what is the Problem ? What is the issue ?
>
> 1)
>
> When I run the batch file: pear.bat
> I get the following error msg:
> '"C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php"' is not recognized as an
> internal or external command,operable program or batch file.

Sounds to me like PEAR is not correctly installed. When it is installed, it
saves the paths to PHP and itself in the pear.bat file as environment
variables.

> 1) we have PEAR which is installed (not server wide , but only under
> domain.com).

How was it installed? If the files were just copied into place it is NOT
installed correctly

> 2) PEAR works. How I checked it ? I have created a file check-pear.php and I
> get output: bool(true). check-pear.php checks system.php which is part of
> PEAR.

Checks system.php how?
If it simply tests for its existence this tells you nothing.
If it instantiates the class and uses it, again proves nothing except
that the file is there and is self contained. (includes and requires are
satisfied)

The only sure way to determine if PEAR is installed correctly, is for
pear.bat to work ;-)

> some question:
> as you see the error msg say someting about C:\Program
> Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php , this is the path for the php.exe file
> (the PHP CGI/CLI).
> because I get error msg then I though that maybe the error msg is because
> the PATH for the PHP CGI/CLI is not configured correctly.
> So what I did is to use the "Webbased PEAR Package Manager" for checking the
> configuration file.
> I tried to specify explicity the full PATH for the php.exe by using the
> following PATH: C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe
> BUT nothing , depiste the fact that now the PHP CLI/CGI binary is configured
> as C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe
> I still get the same error msg.
>
> So I started to think forward and I thought that maybe the reason of such
> issue is becasue the full path directory of the PEAR and also the full path
> directory to php.exe is not configured in the %PATH% environment variable of
> the operating system level.
> How I did it ?
> I have run the following command in the prompt/command line:
> PATH D:\inetpub\vhosts\domain.com\httpdocs\phppear;C:\Program
> Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php;%PATH%
>
> NOW both directories , The PHP CGI/CLI and the PEAR exist in the %PATH%
> environment variable of the operating system level.
>
> You think that this is what resolve the issue ?
> Wrong answer.
> I still encounter the same error msg when I run pear.bat

Try this on the command line:

C:\Program > Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\cli\php.exe
D:\inetpub\vhosts\domain.com\httpdocs\phppear\pear.bat

note the CLI directory

> 2)
>
> I tried to use the "Webbased PEAR Package Manager" for installing additional
> packages for PEAR.
> The "Webbased PEAR Package Manager" ONLY download the package file but
> doesn't deploy/install it.
> As I understand the "Webbased PEAR Package Manager" is also intended to
> install the packages automatically after downloading the paclage.
> BUT in fact it's only downloading the package without installing it after
> the download process has finished.
>
> 3)
>
> because section 2 , I tried to use the pear.bat file.
>
> any suggestion ?
>
> thanks anyone in advanced for any assistance.
>
>
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Re: Install PEAR under only specific hosting account - Plesk - windows - php is CGI/CLI

I think I have a clue.

first we are talking about batch file.
pear.bat is a batch file.
because the ECHO is OFF then I dont see debug info.
I have enabled the ECHO.
Means:
@ECHO ON

now I see what the batch file is trying to do.

"C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php" -C -d output_buffering=1 -d
safe_mode=0 -d open_basedir="" -d auto_prepend_file="" -d
auto_append_file="" -d variables_order=EGPCS -d register_argc_argv="On" -d
include_path="D:\inetpub\vhosts\domain.com\httpdocs\phppear/ PEAR" -f
"D:\inetpub\vhosts\domain.com\httpdocs\phppear/PEAR\pearcmd. php" --
'"C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php"' is not recognized as an
internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.


of course that this will encounter an issue.
see the row:
C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php

you dont see any php.exe in the command line which is tried to be execute.

so now we have a direction.

I have opened the file pear.bat and I have found the following:
%PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN%

in the line which is tried to be execute.
The question is:

Where %PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN% is configured ?

also I have found inside pear.bat the following note:
REM Check PEAR global ENV, set them if they do not exist

the question is: where PEAR global ENV are set ?

thanks in advanced.


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Re: Install PEAR under only specific hosting account - Plesk - windows - php is CGI/CLI

Hi

in last I have found a bug inside PEAR when the PHP version is 4.4.9

Also I have invented a work around this bug

I must underline that no body in the IRC channel for PEAR has help me to
resolve the issue

after 3 days which I spend about this issue I have found this work around



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