Offline testing of PHP
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 9:03 am
Being very new to PHP (page 1 of the tutorial...) I would like to test my PHP offline.
Basically, the PHP enabled server I can put my pages on I can only access by dropping my DSL connection and dialling their servers up for FTP access. (I do need to soer this out, but it won't happen until my current DSL contract is up).
Back to the point: I wish to test PHP offline. I run XP Pro SP.1. Do I need to run a webserver on here, or can I use the install file from php.net to get me up and running just for testing?
I have read that the auto installer can present security issues, but that is not of concern to me at the moment.
Any help would be appreciated. As I am sure I have come across, I am a complete and utter novice.
Cheers,
Damo
Basically, the PHP enabled server I can put my pages on I can only access by dropping my DSL connection and dialling their servers up for FTP access. (I do need to soer this out, but it won't happen until my current DSL contract is up).
Back to the point: I wish to test PHP offline. I run XP Pro SP.1. Do I need to run a webserver on here, or can I use the install file from php.net to get me up and running just for testing?
I have read that the auto installer can present security issues, but that is not of concern to me at the moment.
Any help would be appreciated. As I am sure I have come across, I am a complete and utter novice.
Cheers,
Damo