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New to PHP can anyone help?

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:13 am
by fai_hasan
Hello, I'm net wo PHP. i have to do a coursework and need to work with PHP. the problem is i don't know much about it.

First i installed Mysql and then installed PHP from http://www.php.net/downloads.php here. i downloaded PHP 5.1.2 zip package and PHP 5.1.2 installer

I'm using XP professional and want to use apache web server. can anyone help me by telling the step by step procedure to configure php and what apache server should i use? i also need to configure the server, so please provide information for that one as well. if it is too much headche then i would work with IIS but i want to work with apache please.

Help me out by telling step by step procedure. i got the book, PHP and MySQL for Dummies but it doesn't say much about configuration.

Thanks.

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:39 am
by feyd
follow the instructions found in the file "install.txt" found in the zip. Don't use the installer.

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:47 am
by fai_hasan
feyd wrote:follow the instructions found in the file "install.txt" found in the zip. Don't use the installer.
oh ho, i already installed that one. should i unistall it?

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:49 am
by feyd
you should be able to unpack the zip right over top of where it installed to without any problems.