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Return of the Newbie

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:10 am
by spyderwoman
Hey everyone,
I was on a few weeks ago as I began my php developing. I had several questions about the install of php and mySQL on my computer (windows xp) so i could work on redesigning my ASP site locally. viewtopic.php?t=37655&highlight=. I soon realized why my 4 hours of troubleshooting my install wasnt getting anywhere when I received several replys about how the install package not working. I tried a manual install and got nowhere. I was so frustrated that I have been working off my live server that supports php (3rd party provider). I really dont want to be working live nor do I want to pay the additional fee to run mySQL on that server before I play around with it locally first. Can anyone post an install tutorial or throw a few suggestions my way. I am wipped.
Thanks in advance,
Cori

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:16 am
by feyd
it's quite simple to install php from the zip if you don't intend to use it with a (local) web server.. simply unpacking it to any location, possibly download libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll may be required as well. I always recommend developing in whatever version of php your host will have. I'll try to post more detailed steps later.. if another member hasn't already...

But I do...

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:18 am
by spyderwoman
I do intend to use it locally while I learn. Does your post still apply?

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:20 am
by feyd
yes.. by web server I was referring to having an install of, say Apache, on your local machine to do actual browser response testing...

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:20 am
by CoderGoblin
Looking at the previous topic it appears as though you are simply missing some of the DLL's. I also came across this problem although in my case I didn't need the DLL's in question. You could try downloading xampp and, unpacking the files. If you want to practice installing PHP and apache you could then nick the missing DLL's from their install. Cheating I know but may be of use.

Do I NEED Apache

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:22 am
by spyderwoman
Can I do this without Apache and run on my Windows Server or is Apache the way to go?

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:25 am
by feyd
PHP can work with Apache, IIS, among several other servers. PHP also supports multiple database systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Microsoft SQL, etc....