[RESOLVED] What's the best configure PHP

naed11

As in,

On a Windows, how should I set up the PHP download? Also, is setting up Apache necessary?
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johanafm

naed11;10999658 wrote:
On a Windows, how should I set up the PHP download?

Any way you like getting any type of download as fits your needs. Get a pre built binary or get the source and compile it yourself

naed11;10999658 wrote:
Also, is setting up Apache necessary?

No.

PHP is used to execute php scripts. You do not need a web server to run PHP. You need PHP and a machine on which it's possible to compile it.

Do you wish to use PHP scripts to serve web pages? Then you also need a web server. But you still don't need apache. You can use lots of other web servers as well. Apache is simply a common choice.

naed11

I just want to be able to test my PHP program locally. What do you do your scripting in? Notepad?

Weedpacket

johanafm wrote:
Do you wish to use PHP scripts to serve web pages? Then you also need a web server. But you still don't need apache. You can use lots of other web servers as well. Apache is simply a common choice.

The current version of PHP has a web server built in for testing purposes.

naed11

how to you compile the zip folder correctly

bradgrafelman

http://www.php.net/install.windows

Derokorian

naed11;10999661 wrote:
What do you do your scripting in? Notepad?

Don't use notepad, use an editor with syntax highlighting like Notepad++, Komodo Edit, or One of the many others that provide syntax highlighting.

Stinger51

naed11;10999661 wrote:
I just want to be able to test my PHP program locally. What do you do your scripting in? Notepad?

Free download, just Google it. The only thing better than HTML Kit would be HTML Kit with an integrated PHP debugger (but you can't have all the candy in the store). :queasy:

Netbeans (with XDEBUG enabled) is a fairly good debugger.