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IB server and php

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 7:57 am
by ezzyangel
I am new to Mysql, apache and php..

I've recently downloaded the program IB server. and everytime I execute it it will provide me with the icon on the task bar and if I roll my mouse over it it tells me that Mysql: On and Apache:on.
I looked at the actual folder and it shows that its got some php files on my computer but when I tried creating a php file ( saving it as a php in a text document?) I tried to open it in dreamweaver mx but it opened a document which did not contain the code I took from somewhere else.

For those who know that program IB Server, do you know if I still need to instal php? I think the reason why my file wasn't recognized was because I didn't actually install the php on the system but I am not sure.

I have also no idea how mysql works . in the software I've got these following options: Apache Monitor, WinMySqlAdmin, PhpmyAdmin. no idea what these mean.

In other words.. if anyone feels like lecturing me or point me to a spot where all this could make sense , please do so! :)

Thanks,
Ezz :?:

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 3:14 pm
by Steveo31
I have EasyPHP, which sounds like the same thing you have. The PhpMyAdmin is a control panel that allows you to make databases, tables, insert/export values, the whole 9 yards, in a user friendly environment. The Apache Monitor probably just shows you the status of the server.

You can do stuff with mySQL in 2 ways... with PHP and with the SQL interface. I don't know anything about the the non-php/non-PhpMyAdmin way of doing it, but in PHP I feel it is easier. Besides, this way you can update the DB with content generated "on the fly" and requires no interaction of you manaully inserting the values.

I was stuck in a rut for the longest time on what mySQL was, how I could use it, etc but the mySQL manual and this place has helped, so use em both.

:)