MarkCSC

Hello

(iIm not technical)

I'm hacking together a website that has been built in PHP (happy doing the HTML bit). I want to run the site locally on my PC before I put it live. However as my PC doesn't have a PHP thingy it doesn't work very well 9include files don't work etc).

Is there something I can install that will make it work locally?

Thanks

Mark

Markus

Is your PC running as a webserver? If not then you'll need to get it to do that first, then you can add in PHP.

Where to get PHP? Try here for the windows binaries. Have a look here for the windows install guide for PHP.

dynamix

iTrader: (3)

easiest option is to download ApacheTriad and it will install it all for you and set it up perfectly.

Apache2Triad Net

This will set up apache, PHP, MYSQL and phpmyadmin too. Really simple to use too

stevebennett

If you have XP Pro and IIS installed you can just install PHP 5 from PHP: Downloads

and it should work out of the box.

Steve

BUt appache is another good option

MarkCSC

Thanks guys

What a lovely place Scoobynet is.

MarkCSC

Hmm

Installed IIS and PHP on my machine but it still doesn't recognise PHP files. If I type in something like http://localhost/myweb/index.php. It just asks me where I want o save it

Any ideas?

Mark

dynamix

iTrader: (3)

do the apachetriad thing and you wont have to amend or change anything - just run the setup file and all done for you.

sounds like you have to edit the PHP.INI file which will probably be in C:PHP or something to recognise php files as files to parse and present as html rather than a file download type.

apachetriad is soooo much easier.

MarkCSC

I'll give it a go

dynamix

iTrader: (3)

5 min job and you will be writing your "hello world" script before you know it

MarkCSC

Right installed Apache2Triad but I can't view any files. When trying to access http://localhost/apache2triadcp/test.php it asks for authenitcation. What do I type in? I've tried the normal PC logon username/password and the password I set up during install but nothing works. Any idea what I'm doing wrong??

Thanks

Mark

dynamix

iTrader: (3)

have you read the manual - the username and password are in there.

MarkCSC

It says

"You will be prompted for username and password. Default user and is root "

what does that mean?

PS I'll buy you a beer at the next Cambridge meet

dynamix

iTrader: (3)

type in 'root'
i think the std password is either blank or 'apache2triad'

You shouldnt really need to access this control panel though.

You create subdirectories under the:
C:\program files\apache_something or other\htdocs folder

eg create one called \mysite and you can access it in a web browser by going to: localhost/mysite

MarkCSC

Thanks so much for your time. It all works perfectly :-)

I better go and write some code now!!


Thanks again

Mark

dynamix

iTrader: (3)

<?php

echo "no problem chap";

?>