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Installing PHP and MySQL question

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 1:56 pm
by HaVoC
I want to install PHP and MySQL, however I don't know which packages to download. Can anyone give some advice?

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 2:04 pm
by nigma
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.

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:43 pm
by HaVoC
Can't I run PHP and MySQL on my computer, and not just on the net?

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:45 pm
by d3ad1ysp0rk

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:45 pm
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.

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:22 pm
by HaVoC
Thanks guys, you're great