Apache Question??

[Napster]

Is it true, that if I load Apache onto my computer I can write PHP files on my computer and they work fine? If this is true where can I download Apache?

I also have another question, is there a program that lets you put ur database on your computer so you can work with it to make php files. If yes, what is the name of the program and where can I download it?

Thank you in advanced.

[bubblenut]

In order to run PHP pages through a browser you will need to install both the Apache HTTP server and PHP. You can download the Apache HTTP server from http://httpd.apache.org/ and you can download PHP from http://www.php.net

If you set up the user you're going to use correctly you should be able to access MySQL from your local machine so long as you're connected to the internet. You would simply use mysql_connect('www.theserver.com', 'user', 'password') rather than mysql_connect('localhost', 'user', 'password'). If you're not using MySQL then I'm afraid I'm not sure.

HTH
Bubble

[Napster]

Ok, so I downloaded both and it does not work. Like, I made a simple php application that went like this

<?php

$var = "Hello World";

echo $var;

?>

And I saved it as a PHP Application. Then I go to open it and it would not open. But other files like HTML files opened normally.

[Weedpacket]

You don't actually need a web server to run PHP on your machine if you're just wanting to use it as a shell scripting language. You just need to install PHP with a command line interface (instructions in the PHP manual), and do whatever file associations your system needs (there is an article on this site that describes setting PHP up as a shell scripting language). Then you can write a script, save it, and then run it directly.