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nshresth
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Post by nshresth »

Hi All,
I want to learn PHP. So I am trying to install on my computer.
Operating system is win2000.
I just downloaded "PHP 4.3.1 zip package" from http://www.php.net/downloads.php.

What exactly do I need to run PHP?
I assume the following--
--webserver( which one?)
--PHP engine--(where is that? )
--MYSQL

If somebody could tell me in less confusing way to get started--I would appreciate it.

Thank you.
bionicdonkey
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Post by bionicdonkey »

i would recommend either Apache(http://httpd.apache.org) or Microsoft IIS (on the win2k cd) follow the instruction provided with php on how to configure the web server to work with php. also mysql isn't necessary but recommended if using databases
McGruff
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Post by McGruff »

easyphp.org - mysql, apache and php (though not 4.3)
DocSeuss
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My recomendation

Post by DocSeuss »

IMHO, if your looking to get down and dirty with php and want to install it on your system without having to learn installation and apache configs ect. I would go to http://www.firepages.com.au/ and download the appropriate binary for your machine.
I have been using this guys stuff for a couple of years and it has always worked right out of the box.
good luck and happy coding with php.
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