installing apache/php on win 2000

[jay_yee_99]

hi people,

im new to php programming, and im really interested in using the language to create my own web apps, anyway, first things first...

my pc is running win 2000 professional and i dont have an internet connection... does php/apache need an internet (tcp/ip configurations etc) in order to run on a remote pc? please help... i want to practice php on my pc, store on the hdisk, preview it before uploading it to the web... is it much like html where you can preview the page on a browser even without a connection?

[minkqulax]

You can install apache/php/mysql on a machine without an internet connection to test your work. Install everything(good luck...read the docs), configure apache, open your browser, point it to http://localhost and BOOM...you're there, looking at your webroot.