Installation Notes

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Requirements

System Requirements

Minimum Hardware
  • Intel® Pentium® III/M 1.4 GHz, or Pentium IV 1.4 GHz minimum
  • 512 MB RAM (1 GB for Microsoft® Windows Vista™ or Microsoft® Windows 7)
  • 300 MB free hard disk space
  • SVGA or higher-resolution monitor (XGA is recommended)
  • Mouse or other pointing device
Software
  • Windows:
    • Microsoft® Windows 7
    • Microsoft® Windows Vista®
    • Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 (SP2)
    • Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 (SP1)
    • Microsoft® Windows XP Professional (SP3)
      Note: Latest service packs and security updates are recommended for all platforms.
  • Internet Explorer, version 6 or any higher version is required to enable HTML Designer.

Database Management Systems

You can use any of the database management systems below when developing database applications with RadPHP.

RadPHP Supported Servers
  • InterBase XE, 2009, 2007, 7.5.1, 7.1*, 8.0*, 6.5* (Driver dbxINT.dll, Client GDS32.DLL)
  • Firebird 2.5, 2.1, 1.5 (Driver dbxfb.dll, Client fbclient.dll)
  • Sybase SQL Anywhere 12, 11, 10, 9, 8* (Driver dbxASA.dll, Client dbodbc*.dll)
  • DB2 UDB 9.5, 9.1, 8.x*, 7.x* (Driver dbxDB2.dll, Client db2cli.dll)
  • Informix 9.x (Driver dbxINF.dll, Client isqlb09a.dll)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008, 2005, 2000 (Driver dbxMSS.dll, Client sqlncli10.dll)
  • MySQL 5.1, 5.0.27, 4.1* (Driver dbxMYS.dll, Client libmysql.dll)
  • Oracle 11g, 10g, 9.2.0*, 9.1.0* (Driver dbxora.dll, Client OCI.DLL)
  • Sybase ASE 12.5 (Driver dbxASE.dll, Client libct.dll & libcs.dll)
* Driver not fully certified with this version of the database.
PHP Supported Servers
  • Access
  • ADO
  • DB2
  • Firebird
  • Foxpro
  • FrontBase
  • Informix
  • Interbase
  • LDAP
  • MS SQL
  • MySQL
  • Netezza
  • ODBTP
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • SAP DB
  • SQLite
  • Sybase

Mobile Operating Systems

RadPHP supports deploying for Android, iOS or Blackberry (from version 4.6 on).

Some hardware features might not be available in certain versions of those systems. You can check phonegap.com/about/features for detailed information on hardware support in latest PhoneGap version, but support might be different in the PhoneGap version shipped with RadPHP, 1.3.0 for this release.

Installation

Note: To install RadPHP on Windows Vista or Windows 7, you must run as Administrator or be on the Administrator list.
Warning: If you are upgrading, read upgrade instructions first.

Installation Wizard

If you got RadPHP through Electronic Software Delivery, extract the contents of the .zip folder. If you got a Media Kit instead, explore your RadPHP CD. Then, run radphp.exe, select your language of choice for the installation wizard, click OK and follow the steps below:

  1. On the first page, click Next to start installation setup.
  2. On the License Agreement page:
    1. Check I accept the agreement if you do. Else, click Cancel to stop the installation.
    2. Click Next.
  3. On the Select Destination Location page:
    1. Optionally change installation path:
      1. Click Browse….
      2. Go to the desired path, and click OK.
    2. Click Next.
  4. On the Select Components page, select the components you want to install, and then click Next.
  5. On the Select Start Menu Folder page:
    1. Optionally change Start Menu folder name:
      1. Click Browse….
      2. Go to the desired path, and click OK.
    2. Click Next.
  6. On the Select Additional Tasks page:
    1. Leave Automatically installs XE2 RadPHP Android Tools Project checked to start Android Setup right after RadPHP installation.
    2. Check Create a desktop icon to add a RadPHP launcher to your desktop.
    3. Click Next.
  7. On the Ready to install page, make sure installation settings are OK, and click Install to start RadPHP installation.
  8. On the last page:
    1. Optionally unckeck Launch RadPHP if you do not want to run it right after the installation.
  9. Click Finish.

Path Variable

After installation, you must tweak your Path environment variable:

  1. Open Environment Variables dialog:
    • On Windows 7 and Windows Vista: Go to Start, right-click Computer, click on Properties, open Advanced system settings link on the left sidebar, and click Environment Variables… at the bottom of the page.
    • On Windows XP: Right-click My Computer, then click Properties, go to the Advanced tab and click Environment variables.
  2. On the System variables section, select the entry for Path and click Edit….
  3. Add RadPHP’s internal PHP installation path at the end of your Path environment variable, separated from the previous content with a semicolon (previous\paths;new\path).
    • On 64-bit systems: C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\RadPHP\4.0\php.
    • On 32-bit systems: C:\Program Files\Embarcadero\RadPHP\4.0\php.

Registration

If you purchased a standalone version of RadPHP, the first time you use it Embarcadero Product Registration wizard will pop up. If you purchased Embarcadero RAD Studio, registration information has already been placed on your system during RAD Studio installation.

Serial Number

You will need the Serial Number of your copy of RadPHP in order to register it.

  • If you purchased the product via Electronic Software Delivery, the serial number will be on your order confirmation screen, or in your order confirmation email.
  • If you downloaded a trial version from Embarcadero web site, you were sent your serial number by email. You can go back to downloads.embarcadero.com/free/radphp to get your serial number sent again.

Online Registration

Use this method if you have access to the Internet from the computer where RadPHP is installed.

  1. Enter your serial number for RadPHP.
  2. Enter your EDN login information.
  3. Click Register.

Web Registration

Use this method if the computer your computer where RadPHP is installed does not have access to the Internet. You will still need access to the Internet, but you can do it from anywere.

  1. Take note of the Registration Code in your registration wizard.
  2. On a device with access to the Internet, go to reg.embarcadero.com.
  3. Enter your Serial Number and Registration Code, and click Next.
  4. At the bottom of the screen, choose to email yourself an activation file.
  5. Follow the instructions in the email to complete the process.

InterBase XE Developer Edition

InterBase XE Developer Edition provides all developers the best cross-platform database to build and test database applications for embedded and SME segments. Developers are free to choose the standard connectivity they want, and make use of a mature SQL92 compliant database for their applications. Database Performance monitoring allows the developer to streamline applications for optimal deployment.

Warning: This version of InterBase is licensed for development use only. Deployment Edition must be purchased separately.

Installation

Click InterBase button on the install launcher on your Media Kit, or download it from downloads.embarcadero.com/free/interbase if you are using Electronic Software Delivery.

Registration

Register InterBase XE Developer Edition using serial number: FBCB-8TAAEA-BJAZAD-34GC.

Partners and Additional Products Installation

The launcher will offer you additional products available at the time of release. However, we may occasionally provide more updates or incentives to registered users. If you have registered your product, please check cc.embarcadero.com/reg/radphp periodically for items of your interest.

Uninstallation

For uninstallation instructions, read this page.

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