[codeman]

Just wondering, how do you, if possible, install PHP onto your computer.  Like if you want to test PHP scripts but you don't have a host or server.  Please Respond! :)

[Mark]

you need a server first.

[LeprechauN]

#1, what OS are you running, then I could help ya ;)

[Mark]

well apache will run on anything -- so it's not very much of an issue as to what os :D

[sw00zh]

just download PHP Triad, that's apache + php + MySQL

search for it at www.download.com
Only for windows..

[tsmoke]

You can find all the info that you need to install PHP at the PHP web site. You do not need to have a server running to test your PHP scripts though. Instead you would just add the following as the first line of your code.

#! /usr/local/bin/php//Or path_to_php binary
//rest of code here

Note that I have given the *nix example of how to write your PHP file. Also, you should know that your output will be in text format only, not as a web page.

[Null and Void]

Doing what tsmoke said, he could always redirect the php, then view it using a browser. For example: "whatever.php > output.html"

[flutlichtjunky]

i asked this question on another board and i was told you can test some serverside scripts by installing pws (personal web server) on you pc if you have 95/98/2000?/nt. It comes free with the installation disk. Then you download the php extension from microsoft. Then i think like tsmoke said you include something like localhost somewhere ?? (its on the microsoft site). You can also run and test asp with access if you want

http://www.webwizgui...g_pws_win98.asp
http://www.umesd.k12...n32install.html

Hope this helps. Im not an expert at all but i asked a similar question before.

[Sem]

I'd go for FoxServ. Like triad, it installs Apache/PHP/mySQL, but it also, throws in phpMyAdmin and ZendOptimizer, and is much friendlier for newbies to config their setup.

Check it out here

[The Neoracle]

^^ Yup.

[supersloth]

if we had that im with genius emoticon, i would use it right now. ;)