Well, if you have a pc and run win 98, for example, you can get personal web server
which comes with the resource cd
or you can search at microsoft and download it

and then download php on your computer
and I believe you just restart the webserver
(It allows you to run scripts
on your hard drive, but instead of C:\inetpub... you will see
http://localhost

so you can have a php script made
and call it "test.php" and have
http://localhost/test.php
and it should work

step 1 is get Personal Web server
If you can't find it, reply and tell me, if you search, I shall find a link

If you have your windows resource cd, you're in better shape

Then, when that is set up, php.net
the main site for php, has win 98 download
(Or whichever pc version)

This is the best free solution, and you can test your head off for free, without needing web host and test scripts without needing internet connection and you can become more skilled

Html
activeperl
Asp also work with this method
Javascript too
Works for me

I hope this helps

    dont have the resource cd. all i could find on microsoft.com was for windows 95.

    so i cant install php without the personal web server?

      What platform are you running?

      I never considered it without personal web server, I presume it would be supported
      on a windows machine, but I won't guarantee it.

      Check php.net and downloads
      and check the documentation, it's the best official word on it

      also, subscribe to php general mailing list, a TON of help

      I can help find out more info if you need when I get the chance

      Joel

        There are lots of options that don't require PWS...... damn good thing..... PWS is a HUGE security hole whether you're making it world accessible or not.

        Go to apache.org and download Apache. It runs quite happily on Win32 and allows you to easily mirror the setup on the majority of remote hosts (for when you get to the stage of writing more than test scripts).

        PHP can also be run as a CGI process from command line. However unless you're planning on doing some shell scripting, PHP-GTK development, the command line isn't really the best way to learn.

        -geoff

          PWS comes on the disk in the add-ons dir with Win98 SE...

          ...and its absolute PANTS!

          Get apache, get php and get mysql and stop pretending to be a developer mr pws man.

            Finally a guy with a bit of common (sense that is).

            A better way for a beginner would be to make their way over to www.phpgeek.com and download phptriad which as apache, mysql and php as one setup suite. Simply double click and away you go.

            If you are new to php, download the manual in windows help format (.chm) from www.php.net

            If you are going to mess about with mysql databases, make your way over to www.mysql.com and download a copy of mysqlfront.

            And the best thing about all this is that its all FREE!.

            My life as a developer became complete when I ditched ASP for PHP. What a language!!!!

              can you show me how to install freetype 2 on linux?

              THEN I can ditch pws

              I don't WANT TO Be on pws for php, it was to HELP HIM to answer him, my god, not everybody is as smart as you or as experienced, DEAL WITH IT

              so show me how to install php on linux if you want me out of pws so badly

              I bet you won't

              nobody here will
              not even the freetype mailing list
              did ANYBODY install freetype 2 on LINUX, esp. a raq 3?

              Or was it all installed?

              I need to confirm it is a standard installation or not

              so maybe if somebody would help I wouldn't be stuck on pws where I can be put down

              THANKS so much
              I await another empty reply
              per freetype2 from another source
              of help

                I can understand your frustrations at Leon (and my?) replies. However all I was saying is that PWS is not your only option on Win98, and it's certainly not your best.

                ---Re: FreeType2------------
                You know that FreeType2 support is only experimental at this stage right? I'm also not too sure how being on Win32 (PWS or otherwise) is helping you out here. There's no FreeType2 support in my Win32 build of 4.0.6.

                What linux distro are you trying to install freetype 2 on? Are you using an RPM/DEB PHP installation or one built from source?

                If RPM/DEB, search for an updated php4-gd package which has FreeType support. Don't know if there's an RPM like this, but I know that a DEB does exist with FreeType support.

                If from source, make sure you have FreeType already installed on your box then add the following directives to the config options:

                --with-freetype-dir=shared
                --enable-freetype-4bit-antialias-hack

                Remember to do make clean before make and make install to ensure that you're not using an old config cache.

                HTH.

                -geoff

                  Thanks Geoff

                  My linux is a raq 3

                  See, I figure a freetype install would be
                  untar
                  ./configure
                  make
                  make install

                  but no documentation confirms such a thing

                  Can I just install true type
                  and use all the goodies gd library and php offer? Or is freetype so special? I mean that literally, not in a bratty "So special" way lol

                  Sorry for being frustrated, when I tried to help, I felt like a shlub for using pws and took it as an insult

                  Thanks for the help it does mean a lot
                  And thanks for your friendlyness

                    You trawl your way around forums trying to help people and all you get is abuse from people like Joel.

                    Grow up you t#t!

                      Did I do something wrong?

                      Oh, crud, I hope not

                      sorry, I am confused

                      🙁

                        I refer to your earlier reply regarding pws on win.

                        Take a look at Geoff A. Virgo 2001-11-23 17:30:08

                        Leon.

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