Can PHP and MySQL be developed/tested in Windows?

[Tread42]

I'm new to PHP and had a question. Can PHP and MySQL be developed in Windows? I'm getting ready to buy the Sam's book and wanted to make sure it'd run on my computer first.

Regards
Tread42

 

[mithrilhall]

Sure will. You can download the Win32 Version of Apache (web server) and then download the PHP from the php site. There is also a Windows version of MySQL. //**********************************//
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[mithrilhall]

MySQL

http://www.mysql.com/downloads/index.html

PHP

http://www.php.net/downloads.php

Apache

http://httpd.apache.org/

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[DumTech]

Note though that you'll be missing the L from the wonderful LAMP acronym... Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP

-grin-
Matt
matt@paperlove.org
If I can help, I will.

 

[BigBadDave]

WAMP

couldn't resist Regards

Big Bad Dave

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[Tread42]

O.K. so as you all can tell I'm REALLY! new to all this. In order to run linux, I'd need to install on a seperate HD right? Does it have any kind of GUI? I've got some small ones hanging around, what kind of space does it require? I know that a big part of it is cutting th GUI out but thought there might be one for newbies like me until I got used to the comand line editing. This post probably belongs in the Linux folder but since you've been so helpful I thought I'd give it a shot here.

Regards
Tread42

 

[Lynux]

might try phptriad as well:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/phptriad/

sets up Apache, PHP, MySQL all at once on a Window$ machine =================================
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
(A.E.)

 

[rycamor]

Tread42,

In case you were confused by some of the posts in here, let me specifically say, you do not need Linux to run PHP or MySQL. In fact, you don't even need Apache. IIS will do just fine. Even Win98's Personal Webserver, if you really want to, but that is not a recommendation.

http://www.badblue.com

has a nice little Windows webserver that works with PHP. -------------------------------------------

"Calculus is just the meaningless manipulation of higher symbols"
                          -unknown F student

 

[Nukoi]

No you don't need linux, but to answer your question:

No you dont need another HD.. You can partition the one you have and run linux on the partition.. Lilo/GRUB will give you the option of what OS to load (Windows/Linux)... Yes, it has a GUI altho most of the more powerful stuff is done in a terminal window.. The language is BASH (Borne Again Shell) and is pretty easy to pick up.. -Nukoi
I know my stuff.. Hire me.

http://www.nukoi.com

 

[gerrygerry]

Use phpTriad! after the install, run apache (from the start menu!), put your yourfile.php in c:\apache\htdocs\ , and test it by running

http://localhost/yourfile.php.

phpMyAdmin also gets installed for your simple MySQL admin stuff.

I am running this for testing purpuses on WinXP and I have it running on ME just as well.

Good luck! -gerrygerry
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[Tread42]

Thanks for all the help everyone. I'm going to give it a shot this weekend.

 

[mysql2002]

Hi Tread42,
Yes, I'm using IIS which comes with WinXP Pro, PHP 4.1 and MySQL 3.27.49.
Want to get my feet wet with WAMP and LAMP in the near future.
Cheers
%-)