Posted by Jim Michaels on 02/24/06 08:08

"J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> wrote in message
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> Jim Michaels wrote:
>> "Xander" <a.frings@hccnet.nl> wrote in message
>
>>> As I want to train myself in PHP (I'm fairly easy with SQL, but my
>>> friends are not), I tried to set up a Apache-PHP-mySQL combination.
>>> The trouble comes with Apache. So my question is: is there a way to
>>> use php without apache?
>
> > when you install PHP you have the option of installing into IIS (If you
> > have
> > that turned on in your XP box).
>
> PHP can be used without a webserver installed.
> Of security reasons IIS shouldn't be installed on a computer connected to
> the internet.

Of course there's the easy way with apache - XAMPP.
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html or EasyPHP.
I've noticed several people on usenet have problems with WAMP.


I haven't installed the MS web server, but you've piqued my curiosity. Why
should IIS not be installed on a computer connected to the internet? I mean
the web server built into XP (was that any better?)? (should I be asking
about security holes at all on usenet?) I noticed there's a lockdown patch
available for it from MS, but I don't know any more than that. I mean, how
bad is it? Really bad? Gaping hole even with the lockdown patch?


>
>
> //Aho

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