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NEW AT PHP... :P

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2003 5:15 pm
by GenerikBoy
hi everyone. ok, i'm new at this and i've been reading articles for days now. i understand the syntax for php and sql (sort of). but i'm still not sure about mysql, apache etc? which one should i use? what other servers are available? whats the difference? do all of them support sql? (i would prefer to use sql/access to create/manage my databases)

and do i access all databases the same way regardless of what database type i choose (sql, access, etc)?

thanks
:wink:

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2003 5:23 pm
by GenerikBoy
o yeah. and is apache and mysql etc web servers or like php servers? :P *confused*

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2003 5:29 pm
by Paddy
Welcome to the forums. I'd like to direct you to this thread.

viewtopic.php?t=15222&highlight=apache

I am assuming you are using windows as you wanted to use access. Infolock's tutorial is excellent for this. To answer your other questions. Apache is a web server. MySQL is a database. Php needs to be installed and configured with Apache so that you can run server side scripts.

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2003 6:10 pm
by qads
hi,
when paddy says "installed and configured" he just means you need to point and click on few buttons :roll:.

i recommend useing a pre-configured installation kit, there are quite a few other there, i think this will be very handy to use, i have used it my self and find it very easy to set up.

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/apps ... e?download
official site is @ http://www.appservnetwork.com/

enjoy :D

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2003 9:06 pm
by GenerikBoy
thanks guys. that helped out a lot. but i'm now i'm having trouble installing apache. :( see next thread please. :P