Basic PHP Question

[Paxthegreat]

how do i run PHP support on my WinXP machine? as i'm buildin me web site, and at the moment have to upload it everytime i wanna test it.

thx

[PT Exorcist]

u must download php from www.php.net and then have a web server like iis(from m$) or httpdserver ( www.omnicron.ca ) or apache and then u can use the php pages on ur machine lol

[wpearsall]

LOL

I prefer Apache [ http://apache.org ]
Make sure you download BOTH the Binary install, and the Zip one, for php
[ http://www.php.net/downloads.php ]

A few "mod's" to the conf file and ur away :P

You can set the "Servername" to 127.0.0.1 if you need a "test URL" or "localhost"

[Paxthegreat]

ok, web server question now , i've downloaded and installed httpd and, say i wanna run a site off my machine, how do i do that?, i aint much for reading manuals unfortunately
thx

[Rick Bull]

If you don't want to install a webserver you can use HTML Kit and PHP to execute at least come basic functions. I think you may need one of the beta versions of HTML kit to do it.

[Paxthegreat]

coo, just saved me alot of messing with ini files their

NOW WHY DIDNT 1 OF YOU GUYS ABOVE RECOMMEND THAT


j/k

thx all

[Rick Bull]

Heh, that's why I use HTML-Kit; I'm too stupid to be able to set up a server properly

Although I hope you know that it will only work in the perview window of HTML-Kit, or if you preview in an external browser through HTML-Kit's preview menu.

[wpearsall]

Originally posted by Paxthegreat
coo, just saved me alot of messing with ini files their

NOW WHY DIDNT 1 OF YOU GUYS ABOVE RECOMMEND THAT


j/k

thx all

LOL, i run my website off of my machine properly, so i dont need to use that

I edit it in Note Pad / Edit Plus, and then Preview it via my web address IN IE as i save it