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Hmmmm real newbie question!

Post by arkangel »

Ok, how do I run php on my Win98 computer so I can see my work in action?
Hmmmmm, sorry, in two weeks I will probably be deeply ashamed for asking this. Right now however I am not. so I am asking.
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Post by Straterra »

Install php...And maybe a webserver? But, I think you can run PHP from the command line to test stuff too
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Post by infolock »

running php on windows is not that difficult. just read the "install.txt" file in your C:\php directory and it should help you out..

you are gonna need a webserver ( such as apache or iis ). as far as running it from the command line, you don't have to do it that way.. if you run a webserver, you'll be able to load them in web browsers just as you can with 2k and xp.
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http://www.easyphp.org/

Includes Apache (server), MySQL (database), PHP (best web language ever) :wink:

I've never used it but I've heard some good things about it.
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Post by arkangel »

You guy's are really helpful. Thankyou again.
I am running personal web server, the idea was to use asp before. Having worked a very smalle amount and reading both sides of that nasty little fight. I think i will invest my time in php.
i am going to upgradet o win2000 I think also.
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Post by infolock »

good idea really. windows 98 is almost obsolete now anyways. win2k is getting there. i'd maybe just go with xp, although win2k is better known for it's security than xp.. overall, both are great. for personal use, i'd go with xp. for business use, definately 2k.
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Post by redmonkey »

One thing that has always wound me up about win2k is it seems to randomly play with the case of filenames and directories.

e.g. If I create a file on win2k and name it with all lowercase and I then transfer it to win98, sometimes the file will still be all lowercase, sometimes the filrst letter will be capitalized or sometimes the whole file name ends up being capitalized. If never found the root of this problem and as I said it is appears to happen randomly, if anyone knows a fix for this I would appreciate it.

Now someone is going to tell me it's some crazy setting in the registry?

For what it is worth if anyone is interested, I have my own Apache, PHP, mySQL (optional), phpMyAdmin (optional) and Perl (optional) installer. Just throwing together the second release now. Although it's not that difficult to install them individually, my app does it all for you and does enable you to change some configs during installation.
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