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How to install php?
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:21 am
by Shaz444
Hi ! I am trying to install php on my computer, so I can do some scripting for my database project. But I can't find any website which has the Php installer package! Where to find php and download it from? Any help is appreciated and thank you for your time.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:23 am
by JayBird
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:25 am
by Maugrim_The_Reaper
http://www.php.net
The manual has a decent install guide to PHP. PHP needs a webserver to server PHP pages, and I recommend Apache Webserver which the manual's install guide for Windows covers very well.
If you need an very fast solution I suggest XAMPP for Windows -
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html . Although I suggest you come to grips with a more hands on install solution at some point purely to understand how Apache and PHP work together.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:01 am
by s.dot
Why do I need Apache?
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 3:10 am
by Shaz444
Dear friends,
I am curious to find out why I would need Apache? What is the prime reason for needing it? Can I use an alternative instead, and if I can what would that be ?
Thanks.
Nevermind the last question!
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 3:14 am
by Shaz444
I found out , Apache is a webserver like IIS.
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:47 pm
by Trenchant
If you are not familiar with PHP, Apache, MySQL then I would suggest AppServ. It installs everything at once and is VERY simple. It would get your feet wet working with apache.
http://www.appservnetwork.com
Re: How to install php?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:12 am
by AKA Panama Jack
Shaz444 wrote:Hi ! I am trying to install php on my computer, so I can do some scripting for my database project. But I can't find any website which has the Php installer package! Where to find php and download it from? Any help is appreciated and thank you for your time.
If you are wanting to install it on your home computer use
XAMPP for Windows
It includes everything to setup a server and defaults to local host so you can be up and running in just a few minutes. PLus it doesn't fiddle with registry entries. To uninstall just delete the xampp directory. Very easy to install and great for developement.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:21 am
by m3mn0n
It's better to learn how to do it yourself.
But if you're feeling rather lazy, those are a good option.
MySQL 5.0
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:05 am
by Shaz444
I have installed Apache, Php & MySql 5.0. Now I would like to create a database & start using it with php. Where to find a good tutorial for the above configuration?
I want to re-assure myself, if everything is working properly, or it is inter-linked. If the configuration which I have (apache, php & mysql) are setup properly?
How do I do that?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:16 am
by Deemo
the best way to test this would be install
phpMyAdmin. Not only will this be an extremely useful tool later, but it would test Apache, PHP and MySQL