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May 17.2011

Hi,
Could someone assist me with regards to [B]what exactly do I need [/B]to get started with PHP, please ?

I’ve been here for example: [url]http://www.mysql.com/downloads/[/url]
and there’s a list of things etc… ?

And [url]http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi[/url] again a list of things that are kinda confusing at this stage.

Just moving on from classic ASP to .php, well Im trying to ?

Thank you.

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@NogDogMay 17.2011 — If you just want to get a test installation set up on your PC, the easiest way to get up and running is to use one of the all-in-one installers, such as wampserver (Windows) or XAMPP (most platforms). Either will take care of installing compatible versions of PHP, Apache, and MySQL on your computer so that you can test locally (i.e. via "http://localhost/script.php").
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@DerokorianMay 17.2011 — If using windows WAMP is definitely the way to go. Installs with good default settings and works "out of the box". Just put files in the www folder and you can access setting files and short cuts from the wamp icon in the taskbar.
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@papartsMay 27.2011 — I should be using XAMPP or WAMP or VERTIGO if I am not very good at configuring the webserver
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@eval_BadCode_May 27.2011 — [CODE] 230 sudo apt-get install mysql
231 sudo apt-get install apache2
232 sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5[/CODE]

123

Cheers

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[CODE]
233 sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
[/CODE]
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