HELP: PHP Guide

How to Download Apache?

I already have php-4.4.3, mysql-5.0.24 and SUSE-10.0.
What are the other tools I should download for PHP development?

There are BIG demand and offer for Java programmers and I want to start in PHP.

Thanks for help.

Get PHP 5, not 4 and download Apache 2 from http://httpd.apache.org/

What IDE shoul I download?

A text editor will do for PHP and in my opinion is better than an IDE. SUSE comes with Emacs and Vim which both support syntax highlighting for PHP.

If you do want an IDE, give PHP Exclipse a go: http://www.phpeclipse.de/tiki-view_articles.php

Thanks!
But I still not mark this thread as RESOLVED 'coz I still ask some questions after I install SUSE10 on my pc.

Do SUSE10 run on VMWare

Yes it does.

Great!
Now I can develop WEB Projects in MS and Linux.
How about Mac?

web projects are platform independent.

You can even create it in Miscrosoft Word if you want, and it will still run in any web server that supports PHP engine.

If you are worried about how your page will display in other web browser, then design using the W3C standards.

HoraShadow

I just want to be versatile. Some clients are using different OS.

Yes, that's exactly what I ment on my previous post.

It does not matter in what OS you program. It only matters how you code your web page. If you use the W3C standards , your pages are going to be displayed correctly across most browsers/plataforms.

HoraShadow

I already know what are the standards, I need to learn Advance to Expert level in these WEB Development tools.

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Originally Posted by HoraShadow

web projects are platform independent.

You can even create it in Miscrosoft Word if you want, and it will still run in any web server that supports PHP engine.

If you are worried about how your page will display in other web browser, then design using the W3C standards.

HoraShadow

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Don't use word. Word is not a text editor, you would have to manually save the files as text. When creating PHP scripts accross different platforms, you should use an editor which can deal with UNIX, Windows and MAC line endings.

The Word part was ironic :)