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Previewing PHP pages on PC

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  • 22-03-2004 9:52pm
    #1
    tinyjim
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭


    Hi folks

    hope someone can point me in the right direction.

    Is there any way of previewing pages with .php extension in Windows?

    Would be quicker than uploading to server to preview!


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    #2
    pork99
    Registered Users Posts: 1,746 ✭✭✭pork99


    You need have Apache or IIS or other web server up and running with php installed on your PC. Then you access any php files you want to see in this manner; http://localhost/myphpfile.php

    I run Apache 2 with PHP 4.3.4 on WinXP Professional as a web dev environment

    If theres any shortcut to doing all that I haven't heard of it


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    pork99
    Registered Users Posts: 1,746 ✭✭✭pork99


    btw you can download Apache server free from

    http://httpd.apache.org/

    and PHP from

    http://www.php.net/

    hope this helps :)


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    Yerac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 235 ✭✭Yerac


    Or if you're not too familiar with server type installs you could try something like xampp, http://www.apachefriends.org/index-en.html

    It does all the configurations for you.
    There are other similar products (I don't know the names).


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    raphaelS
    Registered Users Posts: 538 ✭✭✭raphaelS


    IBserver is very good:
    http://ibsoftware.d2digitalmedia.com/ibserver/

    In one package, you will get:
    IBserver Control Panel 1.0.45
    Apache WebServer 1.3.26
    PHP Script Language 4.2.3
    MySQL Database 3.23.52
    phpMyAdmin Database Manager 2.3.0
    PHP-Nuke Web Portal System 5.6

    Just click install et voilà!

    Raphael


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    #6
    tinyjim
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭tinyjim


    Thanks folks

    IBserver looks the biz


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    b3n
    Closed Accounts Posts: 62 ✭✭b3n


    I found Xampp from apache friends more user friendly, and personally php-nuke community is a disaster. little to no related help on their community site :-\


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    ConsultClifford
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭ConsultClifford


    www.easyphp.org


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    #9
    rsynnott
    Registered Users Posts: 4,003 ✭✭✭rsynnott


    Silly packagers. This sort of thing isn't MEANT to be easy.


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    steveland?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,842 ✭✭✭steveland?


    Have a google for a package called PHPTriad... easiest one I've used, includes Apache, PHP and MySQL in one


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    evilhomer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭evilhomer


    http://apache2triad.net/

    content list

    Comes with everything. It's dead easy to install and saves lots of configuration time. But if you want to really get to know these software products, installing them all seperately is probably the best way (thats what I did the first time).


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    GoneShootin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,478 ✭✭✭GoneShootin


    rsynnott wrote:
    Silly packagers. This sort of thing isn't MEANT to be easy.

    And why not?


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