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Posted by Brendan Gillatt on 09/30/07 13:42
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Fred wrote:
> Hi,
> I am totally new to php and wish to set it up on my computer with the
> following in mind:
>
> First I want to set up so as to have php able to run my scripts on
> this machine without having going through a web server. For example,
> file i/o, create files, delete files, read in text a line at a time or
> whole files to a var; split lines into several vars etc, etc. Also,
> move, create, rename, and delete sub-directories; read from and write to
> a database. (mysql?) You get the idea - sort of like souped up batch files.
> Second, Then start applying this to php at work on my web site.
>
> I am not sure what to get in the way of a simple to set up solution but
> I have looked here:
> http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Software_and_Servers/Installation_Kits/
>
> Perhaps something like WAMP5, EasyWAMP, or perhaps ZZEE PHP GUI? The
> problem is that I don't know nuthin yet.
>
> This is not something I'm going to dally with. I really want to get a
> handle on PHP and at the same time solve some of my real needs at the
> home computer level. If it's necessary to have a web server from the
> getgo I have a little server on the network here in the home where that
> can reside while I learn.
>
>
> I hope I have been clear as to what I wish for so perhaps someone could
> start me off with some ideas as to what simple installation would get me
> going.
>
> In advance thank you very much for listening!
>
> fried
I recommend NetServer as a WAMP - you simply extract it, open up the
program and tell it to install the particular servers you want. Comes
with PHP Apache MySQL and FileZilla.
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Brendan Gillatt
brendan {at} brendangillatt {dot} co {dot} uk
http://www.brendangillatt.co.uk
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