PHP is not running on IIS Windows Server 2012 although FastCGI is and MySQL is

Question

I have Windows Server 2012 R2 and have PHP Manager installed on IIS8.

I try to hit the simple "localhost/phpinfo.php" and I get the following:

HTTP Error 404.0 - Not Found
The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.

Most likely causes:
The directory or file specified does not exist on the Web server.
The URL contains a typographical error.
A custom filter or module, such as URLScan, restricts access to the file.

Things you can try:
Create the content on the Web server.
Review the browser URL.
Create a tracing rule to track failed requests for this HTTP status code and see which module is calling SetStatus. For more information about creating a tracing rule for failed requests, click here.

Detailed Error Information:
Module     IIS Web Core
Notification       MapRequestHandler
Handler    PHP56_via_FastCGI
Error Code     0x80070002
Requested URL      http://localhost:80/phpinfo.php
Physical Path      D:\inetpub\wwwroot\ccretebase\phpinfo.php
Logon Method       Anonymous
Logon User     Anonymous

So I looked up the errorcode and to no avail, there's nothing that applies to my situation.

http://forums.iis.net/t/1166213.aspx?The+FastCGI+executable+Error+Number+2+0x80070002+

I have installed the CORRECT version of MSVCR110.dll via vcredist_x86.exe after I tried vcredist_x64.exe.

The program can't start because MSVCR110.dll is missing from your computer

I have ensured that the DLL is in both the System32 and SYSWOW64 folders.

Still, PHP is not running under IIS8 as it's supposed to.

I simply want to run Concrete5. I was able to do it before on another Win2012 server but I forgot how and that server is gone.... needed to COPY the procedure docs.... Dummy me!

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated...

UPDATE: While trying to HIT my server from my local machine or from internal to the server; I get this now:

**HTTP Error 500.0 - Internal Server Error
C:\Program Files (x86)\PHP\v5.6\php-cgi.exe - The FastCGI process exited unexpectedly**

UPDATE 2: Marc's question: This is what I get:

Detailed Error Information:
Module     IIS Web Core
Notification       MapRequestHandler
Handler    PHP56_via_FastCGI
Error Code     0x80070002
Requested URL      http://localhost:80/ccretebase/phpinfo.php
Physical Path      D:\inetpub\wwwroot\ccretebase\ccretebase\phpinfo.php
Logon Method       Anonymous
Logon User     Anonymous

ALSO: Here is the Basic Settings dialog:

OF NOTE: D:\inetpub\wwwroot is registered with IIS as the D: drive on my server has just over 800GB and the C: Drive just under 25GB left... 1and1 doesn't partition the drives as I need. Need to get Aome for Servers to move space from D: to C:, unless anyone has a "FREE" open source way...

MARC UPDATE!!! Marc, Thanks and I checked and reinstalled them. Both in the "correct" folders... 32-bits in `SYSWOW64` and 64-bits in `System32`... yeah, a little weird.

I tested the file again and ...........WALA!!!! FRIGGIN' EH!!!! YOU DA MAN!!!! AWESOME DUDE!

Have a look, sir!!!! Woo Hoo!!!

Answer 1

You said in the comments that the size of the msvcr100.dll file is the same under both the System32 and SysWOW64 folders.

There's your problem. The System32 folder should contain the 64-bit DLL, and the SysWOW64 folder should contain the 32-bit DLL (yes, a bit confusing maybe). They tipically differ on size; On my system (Windows 10), they are 809KB and 755KB, respectively. I suggest re-installing both Visual C++ packages.