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Installing PHP ??

Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:00 pm
by roehrle
Is it possible to write and test PHP programs off-line and if so what software do i need ?
I have written acouple small programs but I have to go on-line to run them which takes a lot of time.
I D/led myphpadim but it's not obvious to me how to run this program. Is there a tutorial or manual to get me started ??

Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:25 pm
by josh
You will need a copy of apache, which is free, instructions for installing php are all over at http://www.php.net , phpmyadmin comes in after you'e already got apche, mysql and php installed, mysql is free too.

Theres also host packages that install all of this for you.once youe got it running yes you can test your scripts 'offline'
just launch your browser and point it to 'localhost'or http://127.0.0.1 after reading docs at php.net, apache and mysql docs, feel free to ask any questions you may have


Edit: fixed the 127.0.1 typo, thanks ambush

Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:21 pm
by timvw
it's all explained in the forum starterpack threads..

Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:38 pm
by Ambush Commander
By the way, there's a typo in jshpro2's message, it's 127.0.0.1

And... considering that our customizations are borked, it wouldn't hurt to provide a link:

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