newbie - learn php on clinet only machine?

[Alvaro G Vicario]

*** dave wrote/escribió (Fri, 08 Oct 2004 14:07:46 GMT):

> I'd like to learn PHP and mySQL and would like to ask if it is possible to
> install on my local client (windows machine) rather than a real server? ie Can
> my client PC somehow pretend to be a server for my learning sessions? If so,
> would I also need to instal Apache too (for no reason I can think of yet:-) )

That's a very common case. You can reach your own computer typing
"localhost" or "127.0.0.1" in your browser's location bar.


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[Colin McKinnon]

dave wrote:

> I'd like to learn PHP and mySQL and would like to ask if it is possible to
> install on my local client (windows machine) rather than a real server? ie
> Can my client PC somehow pretend to be a server for my learning sessions?
> If so, would I also need to instal Apache too (for no reason I can think
> of yet:-) ) Sorry if is completely stupid question!

Yes, yes and probably (PHP can script other things and use other
webservers).

I previously found xitami less painful to install on MS-Windows than apache
(but ISR it can be coaxed into working with MS-PWS too).

HTH

C.

[Al Kolff]

"dave" <dave@daade.daa> wrote in message
news:cf7dm0lchssorddjlg84iqfv3c9ej8o3sm@4ax.com...

> I'd like to learn PHP and mySQL and would like to ask if it is possible to
> install on my local client (windows machine) rather than a real server? ie

Can

> my client PC somehow pretend to be a server for my learning sessions? If

so,

> would I also need to instal Apache too (for no reason I can think of

yet:-) )

> Sorry if is completely stupid question!

If you are running windows this is a package (phpdev423) that will install
all three as one install ready to go.

[url]http://www.firepages.com.au/phpdev41.htm[/url]

Al


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