The Apache web server software application, MySQL database, and PHP interpreter are separate modules that work together to allow for testing of a dynamic PHP web site. Windows has none of these modules built-in, and so they must all be installed. While you could install them separately, it is easiest to download and install them… Read more »
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PHP Workshops: Install and Use PHP Locally
To develop database-driven PHP applications, we need three things, the Apache web server, the PHP processor, and MySQL. This tutorial will walk you through all of the installation and setup that you need to do on your own machine to have a local instance of a Apache/MySQL/PHP (AMP) environment. The instructions below will walk you… Read more »
Macintosh OS: Install and Configure MAMP for PHP Development
If you are planning on developing PHP applications on Mac OS X, you’re in luck! Most of the tools come built-in to the operating system; all we need to do is activate them. This tutorial is written for the most recent (at time of writing) version of Mac OS X, 10.8 Lion. The instructions listed… Read more »