# Issues with PHP 5 on Windows 98

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/19180
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/19180
- Started by Andreas Ahlenstorf on 2005-09-27T09:30:09+00:00
- Messages: 3
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## #19180 — Andreas Ahlenstorf — 2005-09-27T09:30:09+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/19180#19180

Hi,

I try do get PHP 5.0 running on a fresh Windows 98 box. Unfortunately  
there are some issues with some missing dlls. I was able to sort most  
of them out (e.g. missing ODBC32.dll), but there is at least one that  
I'm unable to fix. PHP (php5ts.dll) complains about a missing  
OLEAUT32.DLL export, but there's one OLEAUT32.DLL in the Windows  
directory and even if I add one from my Windows 2000 to the PHP  
directory, it doesn't help. Does anybody know who I can fix that?

Thanks for help.

A.

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## #19182 — James Ellis — 2005-09-27T11:18:04+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/19180#19182 · In reply to: #19180

HI Andreas

Why are you using Windows 98.. it's full of holes and has been superseded?

I know their has been some discussion on internals about dropping win98
support - see "Win9x support in PHP" for more.

Cheers
James


>
> Hi,
>
> I try do get PHP 5.0 running on a fresh Windows 98 box. Unfortunately
> there are some issues with some missing dlls. I was able to sort most
> of them out (e.g. missing ODBC32.dll), but there is at least one that
> I'm unable to fix. PHP (php5ts.dll) complains about a missing
> OLEAUT32.DLL export, but there's one OLEAUT32.DLL in the Windows
> directory and even if I add one from my Windows 2000 to the PHP
> directory, it doesn't help. Does anybody know who I can fix that?
>
> Thanks for help.
>
> A.

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## #19184 — Andreas Ahlenstorf — 2005-09-27T11:31:49+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/19180#19184 · In reply to: #19182

Am 27.09.2005 um 13:18 schrieb James Ellis:

> Why are you using Windows 98.. it's full of holes and has been  
> superseded?

For myself, I'm using a brand new G5 from that fruit company in  
California, running that shiny and blinking os (I really love it and  
I would never switch back). But we have to deliver a software.  
Requirement is Windows 98 and higher - and I've to meet that. And  
it's a question of... erm... let's say it conservative, up to 50'000  
PHP installations.

Regards,
A.