[Xitami] PHP4 Installation Problems

[MATA Tech]

Ok, I have uninstalled Xitami and PHP and started cleanly.

Here are the steps I have taken in order, but I still get a blank page 
when I initiate the .php file in the web browser:
1.  Reinstall Xitami
2.  In Xitami, create a virtual directory named 'greene'.  Therefore, 
the site root would be 'http://127.0.0.1/greene'.
3.  In the 'greene' root, I created a .php file named 'today.php'.
4.  I unzipped the PHP .zip file (obtained from php.net) into the 
xitami directory (c:\xitami).
5.  In the Xitami directory, I created a copy of the php.ini file, and 
left all the .dll's there as well.
6.  I copied the php.ini file to the Windows directory (c:\windows).
7.  I copied the php*.dll file to both the c:\windows\system and the 
c:\windows\system32 directories.
8.  I reset the Xitami server.
9.  From MSIE, I went to http://127.0.0.1/greene/today.php.

Still no resolution.  Still a blank page!  I have a sound file that 
makes me aware that the php.exe file does load, then displays a 
blank page again.  What am I doing wrong?!?!?  This has made me 
feel like an incredible loser, since I have never had this much 
trouble.  Furthermore, even when I try to install PHP from the 
executable PHP file, the installation informs me that it cannot find 
the Xitami server directory and that I will have to manually configure 
the server.  What is the purpose of having the installer if the end-
user still has to manually configure PHP?!?!?

Sincerely,
Brad Smith