[SOLVED] Installing PHP and MySQL question

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HaVoC
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Installing PHP and MySQL question

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I want to install PHP and MySQL, however I don't know which packages to download. Can anyone give some advice?
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MySQL 4.0 Download Page: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/4.0.html

PHP Download Page: http://www.php.net/downloads.php
- for php5 get the PHP 5.0.0 zip package
- for php4 get the PHP 4.3.8 zip package

Guide to installing php: http://www.php.net/manual/en/installation.php
Guide to installing mysql on win 2000/xp/nt4: http://www.analysisandsolutions.com/code/mybasic.htm

You'll also need a webserver, but I assume you already have one setup.
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Can't I run PHP and MySQL on my computer, and not just on the net?
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Post by feyd »

you can run php from command line, but any output may be not so useful without a browser.. if you need a browser, then think about installing apache to "host" the files on your computer.
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Thanks guys, you're great
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