Problems using php 4 on Windows 98

[searlyn]

I don't know what to do. I want to be able to view my php files on my computer when I am not connected to the internet. I installed php 4.0 for windows (I have windows 98) but it didn't work it seems I need a server. I tried to follow the instructions the install.txt had but I don't understand what it is asking me to do.

Can anyone help me?

[Norman_Graham]

Em ... yes ... you do need a server to interpret the PHP and send HTML to your browser. PHP is a server-side language (as opposed to JavaScript, which is predominantly used as a client-side language, although it doesn't have to be).

I suggest Apache - it's free, it works and the installation and configuration simply for checking whether your PHP works isn't enormously difficult. Another option is BadBlue, which includes an installation wizard. Win98SE does include PWS, I believe, but it's not perhaps the best choice for PHP.

HTH

Norm