Learning/Testing PHP without a server?
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 3:01 pm
I'm new to PHP and to this site, and although I'm versed in HTML and I find it hard to find a starting place to learn PHP.
(sorry if this isn't the right forum for this)
I downloaded PHP 5.3 x86 Non-Thread Safe (whatever that means) Installer from its "official" site and started reading the manual, but it keeps saying (like other places) that I must have a server to try out the code.
So my question is - is this true, or can I basically simulate my computer (Vista 64 / XP 32) as a server which I can test my PHP stuff personally?
Thanks in advance
I really want to learn and I've been searching whole day for a place to start learning PHP from and I just can't find a decent start-from-scratch guide.
(sorry if this isn't the right forum for this)
I downloaded PHP 5.3 x86 Non-Thread Safe (whatever that means) Installer from its "official" site and started reading the manual, but it keeps saying (like other places) that I must have a server to try out the code.
So my question is - is this true, or can I basically simulate my computer (Vista 64 / XP 32) as a server which I can test my PHP stuff personally?
Thanks in advance
I really want to learn and I've been searching whole day for a place to start learning PHP from and I just can't find a decent start-from-scratch guide.