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php translator

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:11 pm
by yshaf13
i'm new to this whole php thing and i wanted to know if there is any way that i can write php and see it without uploading it onto a server.

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:27 pm
by LiveFree
ya,

Look at what you just wrote 8O

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:31 pm
by josh
Well you need something to run the PHP code, you can download a windows version of PHP from the site and install apache, or just run the command line from DOS, I recommend setting up a server on your local machine or if you have a spare machine install linux on it and use it as a development machine with apache php and mysql (LAMP). This has worked well for me and enables me to work even when the internet and/or server is down

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:42 am
by khendar
Easiest way (on windows) would be to download and install XAMPP or WAMP.

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html
http://www.en.wampserver.com/

Or if you are on a Mac - there's MAMP:

http://www.mamp.info/

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:34 am
by Maugrim_The_Reaper
JUst to note Xampp is actually available for Linux too...;). It's not a Windows only option.