Installing a Localhost. (I have NO clue where to begin)

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Hello SP,

I am now learning PHP, and I want to install a local server to process my php files, rather than executing them on a remote server.

I have read some tutorials, but I get lost halfway. I have also tried downloading a “localhost installer”, but that failed as well.

Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.

(also, please keep the jargon simple since I am a php/database/localhost layman :P)

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The simplest place to start is either http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html or http://www.wampserver.com/en/download.php and use the download link to download a copy of Apache/PHP/mySQL/etc that can be installed all in one go. In both cases after downloading you just need to run the downloaded file in order to do the install.

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Yes, that’s the way to go. If you are on a Mac, the equivalent of WAMP is MAMP, which is great. You set it up in minutes and it works beautifully.

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There are also Mac and Linux versions of XAMPP available.

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my advice…
go to youtube…see some videos of installing may be
apache,php,mysql or
wamp,mamp,xammp or easyphp
see how they do it…

then get a decent book

dynamic websites with php 6 and mysql 5 by larry ulman is not bad either only lacking in the book is OOP techniques…

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I personally prefer wamp for developmental purposes because the ease of use - you can adjust PHP modules and Apache settings from the tray icon etc… :wink: