Hi I'm an absolute beginner with PHP but have a couple of years experience in IT support. I have a single Win 2k machine with modem and want to know whether I can write the code and test it on this machine. I know that I need to set up this machine as a server but am not clear whether I need a client machine as well. Cheers.
All you will need to do is setup and Webserver of your choice, install php and set up a db like MYSQL.
and you can do your coding and testing all on one machine
Thanks a lot. I didn't expect such a quick reply.
Haha,
yeah. This is a busy forum. You'll notice you get easy repliues when you think you have the toughest problem yet 😉
Try this: http://www.ricocheting.com/server/
here's a simple all-in-one apache, php, mysql server installer - http://www.devside.net/
and here's another one - http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html
😉
Ta Messrs. Leatherback, Dartcol & Soothsayer. I imagine that I only need to install PHP & Apache to test basic PHP pages. I assume that MySQL can come later?
The link I suggested shows you how to install each individually, which also helps you to understand how each affects your computer. You can choose to do apache and php and leave mysql, which I'm sure will come later! 🙂
