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Posted by Fred on 09/30/07 14:42
Brendan Gillatt wrote:
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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
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> 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.
>
Thanks so much Mr. Gillatt! That sounds like what I would need. Just
one question - Does a setup such as this allow for the execution of the
script on the local machine?
Fred
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> Brendan Gillatt
> brendan {at} brendangillatt {dot} co {dot} uk
> http://www.brendangillatt.co.uk
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