Posted by JamesB on 08/13/05 18:59

"Eric" <egusenet@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Des <desotuatail@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > I am moving to PHP (I have C/C++ experiance) My problem is that
> > I in converting files fromhtml to php, I can no longer test and
> > run things localy on my PC. I could install IIS. Is there a PHP
> > engine tha I could download (or Buy) to enable me to develop
> > localy on a stand alone PC.
>
> You should be able to get a webserver running on your machine and PHP
> running on top. I believe both Apache and PHP will build on a windows
> machine. I would suggest checking out:
>
> http://apache.org
> http://php.net
>
> Of course, based on various comments I've seen over the years, this can
> be far more difficult to accomplish on a Windows machine then if you
> were running some unix variant.
>

I've started playing with PHP and got the cheap book "PHP5 in easy steps" by
Mike McGrath. The first chapter or two tells you exactly what to download
(apache, mysql and php) and how to install along with the various .ini file
changes and files being moved around. Works a treat on my windows machine.
The rest of the book is also a pretty reasonable reference from what I can
tell - covers lots of topics - not in depth - but enough to point in the
right direction for more information if needed. For �10.99 I can't knock it.
James

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