PHP Testing

[KyleB]

I need to test a PHP script I have written.

I have a Windows XP system, can anyone show me some links to where I can test and run my script on my computer.

Im a bit of a novice:S

 

[MikeDX]

http://www.easyphp.org/telechargements.php3

http://www.easyphp.org/telechargements/dn.php?F=easyphp1-8

 

[KDF]

erm..

www.php.net

 

[manicmonkey]

install apache

 

[KDF]

Apache on windows wont run php stuff, you need php (with or without apache).. hence my link

 

[manicmonkey]

can php could be run standalone? i thought it had to be attached to a webserver

 

[sn00p]

can php could be run standalone? i thought it had to be attached to a webserver

Yes. I sometimes do it when php is the easiest way to achieve something simple, i.e a simple script.

 

[KDF]

As said by sn00p, php can run independantly (in a CLI) of a webserver and is a good cross platform language.

 

[KyleB]

cheers for responses guys, ill give it a go.

i just cant seem to get the PHP stuff to run, ive installed the windows binaries off PHP.net and when i run my php form (its a booking form for a website) it just displays the PHP code in text format :S

 

[KDF]

if its a booking type form then your gonna need a webserver to display the output properly. You will have to install apache or find a php web host to upload it to.

 

[sh33n]

PHP Triad can setup apache, php and mysql on your box and it's the easiest way to get a test computer:

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

I probably wouldn't recommended it for a "live" system.

 

[Evil Ally]

Or you could use IIS already included with XP (oooo controversial ) which actually works fine with PHP.

 

[MikeDX]

Oh my god

did nobody see what I posted?

EasyPHP will install php/apache/mysql all setup and ready to go.







THANKS MIKE

 

[Daz]

Or you could use IIS already included with XP (oooo controversial ) which actually works fine with PHP.

haha.

 

[Evil Ally]

Oh my god

did nobody see what I posted?

EasyPHP will install php/apache/mysql all setup and ready to go.







THANKS MIKE

Are you kidding? People only read the last post or two on each thread :rasp:

 

[_Kenny_]

^ lol

 

[MikeDX]

Or you could use IIS already included with XP (oooo controversial ) which actually works fine with PHP.

 

[KyleB]

Oh my god

did nobody see what I posted?

EasyPHP will install php/apache/mysql all setup and ready to go.







THANKS MIKE

sorry, i just assumed that it was better not to use an all in one package like you posted.

Ill download yours now

 

[MikeDX]

Ill download yours now

Good lad

 

[Daz]

sorry, i just assumed that it was better not to use an all in one package like you posted.

Probably on a live system, that's true.. but for simple testing on a single workstation, it's definetly a good way to go.. purely because it should just work straight away and be fairly easy to install.

 

[Evil Ally]

lol...BURN HIM!! HE'S A WITCH!!!!

 

[KDF]

Or you could use IIS already included with XP (oooo controversial ) which actually works fine with PHP.

No, it really doesnt.. trust me on that one..

 

[Evil Ally]

No problems here, I ran IIS6/MySQL/PHP for over a year and it worked great! It wasn't just a couple of scripts either, it was my dev box for a large student records system (which now sits on linux/apache :rasp: ).

 

[KDF]

You probably werent exploring the full php capabilities.. sufficed to say there are lots of missing functions when using IIS. Also, for certain scripts I was running IIS just couldnt handle it.. on LAMP the scripts would run up to 100% faster.