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rami
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server confusion

Post by rami »

i use to do bit of asp
asp does not require any program and can be done in notepad as well

i have read that even php program can ne done in notepad and saved as php

we i came to know that we need program called php itself for code to run in server

arenot there any server for windows in which we can run the program that is coded in notepad...

is it we cannot run program with out that php program from php.net/downloads

i am confused as when asping there was no program called asp


and if i test program in windows and later run it in apache of linuc will that program run well


can some body suggest me good php complier and server for windows...with instalation code
trying to be first lady programmer of my country though this site
rami
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Post by Trenchant »

PHP does now need a compiler. PHP is like ASP. It needs an interpretter. There is a program you need on your server that reads the PHP file and decides what must be put on the webpage. I'm pretty sure the only difference is that ASP comes with IIS server installations. Could be wrong though as I'm not an ASP guy.

You must download the PHP server files to fix this problem. There is no need to compile any .php files.

PHP server files can be downloaded here:
http://www.php.net
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Post by rami »

Web Dummy wrote:PHP does now need a compiler. PHP is like ASP. It needs an interpretter. There is a program you need on your server that reads the PHP file and decides what must be put on the webpage. I'm pretty sure the only difference is that ASP comes with IIS server installations. Could be wrong though as I'm not an ASP guy.

You must download the PHP server files to fix this problem. There is no need to compile any .php files.

PHP server files can be downloaded here:
http://www.php.net
really thanks
this is must sensible answer that i got from this forum up to now ,as must of other were "wrong section" or 2 lines confusing answer

for some people,i believe if you cannot help or didnt get the question then just ignore it why do you need to help if u dont know it ,just to increase your post.

any way i got it some body has suggested me program called easyphp i think then i dont need to download separate php ..or if it doesnt work i will download php...

not like asp ,asp dont need complier, may be bcoz its mircosoft product and IIS as well is microsoft's.sp may be...

thanks for answer.
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