should i install Apache server on home computer ?

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changintimes
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should i install Apache server on home computer ?

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hi everyone,

i want to test PHP on my computer instead of on the internet,

i know i need to download Apache,

but i only have one good computer, i want to write the PHP code and test the code on this computer,

is it safe for me to download Apache on my one good computer ?

windows XP home edition,

thanks very much,

Larry
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Christopher
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Post by Christopher »

Yes it is perfectly safe to install Apache on your windows machine. The Apache software is very stable and fairly easy to install with PHP. There are also some bundles avaliable to make installation even easier.
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changintimes
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since i am running windows XP home, do i need to separate my hard drive in order to load Apache ?
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No, just install it. It is not like IIS, it is actually a really simple installation. The trick is getting it to work with PHP.
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If this is your first Apache install and your anxious to get to developing ... Go to apachefriends.org and download Xampp. That'll hook you up with apache, PHP, Perl, Mysql and phpMyadmin and more....

Cheers
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neophyte wrote:If this is your first Apache install and your anxious to get to developing ... Go to apachefriends.org and download Xampp. That'll hook you up with apache, PHP, Perl, Mysql and phpMyadmin and more....

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And it is very easy to install :)
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Post by changintimes »

thanks for the great posts,

well i did download xampp and finally got it to work after many hours,

probably my own ingnorance about the program was part to blame for the delay, but there was very insufficient directs about using the program for PHP and i got some help from some good people on how to make it work,

can't wait to start learning and playing around with php,
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