cannot get PHP to work

[bulbish]

everytime i click on a php program or just run php.exe from command prompt it starts popping up message boxes telling me it cannot find some dlls. 10-15 message boxes. But seems like it's looking for the dlls in the correct folder. program files\php\ext\
my php program i'm trying to run is a really simple echo "hello world" script.
how do i get it to work?

[PeejAvery]

Download the latest version, uninstall the current, reboot the computer, and reinstall with the new.

[bulbish]

Download the latest version, uninstall the current, reboot the computer, and reinstall with the new.
thats what i did, i erased the PHP folder, downloaded the latest version and did "Repair" because it wouldnt let me do install all over.. Anyway, the version that i had was downloaded and installed only days ago..

[bulbish]

also, i dont need apache or IIS on my computer for PHP to work, right?

[PeejAvery]

thats what i did, i erased the PHP folder
Don't ever do that. Always use the uninstall applet from the Control Panel. Repeat the steps in my last post, but this time, uninstall it correctly.

also, i dont need apache or IIS on my computer for PHP to work, right?
No, you do not need anything else to be able to install PHP.

[Nibinaear]

also, i dont need apache or IIS on my computer for PHP to work, right?

So you're trying to do applications outside of the browser then? Mine seems to run although I've never used php for non-browser based websites etc.

[bulbish]

ok now its working, i installed WAMP and it's working now,, i guess i just need to open it though localhost rather than pressing enter on the php file directly