 | Level: Introductory Brett McLaughlin (brett@newInstance.com), Author and editor, O'Reilly and Associates
08 Jun 2005 Set up PHP, Apache, and MySQL as a development environment on a Windows XP machine. This tutorial gives you step-by-step instructions on how to get it all up and running painlessly.
In this tutorial
- Before you start
- Developer, test, deploy
- Set up the Apache Web server
- Install the PHP interpreter
- Install MySQL
- Summary and resources
Prerequisites
This tutorial is written for Web developers.
- If you're comfortable working with PHP and databases, then this tutorial will get you up and running on Windows XP (whether or not it's connected to the Internet all the time).
- If you're just getting started with Web programming, though, this tutorial will provide a virtual playground for trying out PHP.
Whatever your level of expertise, as long as you are willing to take things step by step, this tutorial will get you ready to go on Windows. You will also do some general Windows configuration, including setting up your environment. If you're familiar with PATH and other Windows XP environment variables, you're already set. If this is new to you, you'll get a brief introduction in the tutorial. Additional tutorials and articles that you might find of interest include:
System requirements
- You will need JavaScript enabled in your browser.
- In terms of software and hardware, you only need a machine running Windows XP.
- You also need administrator access on your machine, so you might have trouble if you're working on a shared machine.
- Finally, you need Internet access during this tutorial to download software. Once you set up the environment, you won't need Internet access.
Duration
Under one hour
Formats html, pdf
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