Local PHP server

[Johnathan]

Hey does anyone know a local PHP server thing or MySQL i'm really not sure but something like Apache only not apache. Or if it is Apache could someone maybe give me a link I can use for Vista. That's my problem i can't find one that specifacally says it's for Vista and I don't want to go to the bother of downloading and installing them if they're no good. So please help .

[Johnathan]

Oh now this might sound stupid but i'm just curious, what does PHP stand for?

[flabbyrabbit]

Well Delphi for PHP conatins and PHP server and MySQL (i think), i dont use the actual program for coding but i use it to test PHP files and it works quite well.

PHP: Is a recursive initialism (abbreviation of and abbreviation) it stands for PHP Hypertext Preprocessor.

Flabby Rabbit

[Johnathan]

Cool I'll try that I just need it for testing PHP files. I'm goning to start learning, and thanks for the defination.

[knowa]

Well, if you want to test a PHP script local, i would use a programm called XAMPP, it's a complete Apache server with already installed Mysql and PHP.. It's very simple to install (one-klick..), and you can test all your scripts or complete software like joomla or typo3 local..

[Johnathan]

Sounds good I'm going to go look for it now.