Running PHP and MySql on my computer.

[Wolf]

OK, I'm new in this forum, but I have a problem. If I make a new webpage, using php+mysql+html and css, I always have to upload it to my domain. My question is, how can I run mysql and php in my computer. Will I have to install some kind of server or s.t.e.

Wolf

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[vetto89]

you have to install a server program on your pc like apache...

 

[calumn]

You would have to install a web server that can run php and mysql on your computer. I dont think its worth it though because it doesnt take long to upload and it is probably not worth the hastle to install a server.

 

[dmw2692004]

i tried apache, its not worth it unless you have tons up upload bandwidth, i was going to use it to upload pictures and stuff because of ease of use and i put 3 pictures on a forum and it knocked out the server because it was getting request overloads.

Deff not worth it. IMO

 

[lee101]

If you want to run your own server you can do it the easy way:
Install this: http://www.bizzarserver.com/
Although you get quite limited control
Or the harder, but better way, install apache, php and mysql individually
First download and install apache from apache.org http://mirror.public-internet.co.uk/apache/httpd/binaries/win32/apache_2.2.3-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi (direct link for windows)
The once that is installed download php from php.net (http://uk.php.net/get/php-5.2.0-Win32.zip/from/this/mirror ) and then extract that to c:/windows
Then open up apache's httpd.conf (found in the start menu) and add the following to the bottom of the file:

LoadModule php5_module "C:/PHP/php5apache2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

You then need to restart apache and php should be enabled, then create the a file called phpinfo.php in the htdocs folder (default is C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs I think)

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

then navigate to http://localhost/phpinfo.php in your browser
You should see a list of all PHP's information, if not and you just see wh
at you typed then you have done something wrong

Now copy php.ini-reccomended from c:/php to c:/windows, and rename it php.ini Open this file and search for extension=php_mysql.dll at the beginning of that line you will see a semicolon, which basically means that the line will be ignored, you need to remove the semicolon and then restart apache. And the mysql module should be loaded.

Finally to install mysql download and run the installer from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#downloads this uses a wizard, so it should be pretty easy.

More in depth explanations can probably be found in google, what i said above is just a brief overview of what i have used in the past

Lee