Testing PHP pages 1

[kundrol]

Hello All:

I am new to PhP, though I have a designed and working website in PHP. This site was designed for me by a professional.

I was trying to view the php files, say index.php, locally in firefox. All that appeared was junk. Do I have to run some kind of (database?) server on my desktop (or elsewhere) to see these files properly? If no, how should I debug; If yes, where and which server should I install?

Thanks a lot for your help,

Kundrol

 

[atsea]

You'll need to download and install:

Apache (

http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi)

and,

PHP (

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

With the two links above you can download and install them both seperately. This may take a little I while as I suggest you read through some of the documentation while your downloading/installing, they both need to be configured properly to work together.

There is also phpdev. This handy little program installs php, apache and MySQL in one package. It also has a pretty easy to follow wizard. Although if you install it manually it may give you a better understanding on how things work.

phpdev (

http://www.firepages.com.au/)

- look under the "downloads" menu.

hope that helps,

atsea

 

[kundrol]

Thanks atsea!

 

[c4n]

Hi,

EasyPHP (

http://www.easyphp.org/)

is also installs Apache, PHP, mySQL and phpMyAdmin on Windows computers. This or phpdev should be easier to use if you are just starting, but as atsea said don't be afraid to install all this manually.

Regards,

c4n