[mfp] Starting Off a Website

[DavH27]

Okay as most of you will know already, I am planning on using PHP and MySQL together to create my CMS codenamed [MFP]

However, the usual places that I go for programming/webauthoring reference is extremely unclear and I don't know if they are talking about Windows or Linux installation.

After that I don't know wether I need to install either of these on my system.

I already have MySQL installed and PHP 4 d/l'ing as I type this but do I really need them or does the server need them?

I don't have a server yet (Geocities but that doesn't support these - or does it?)

Good Lord I am so lost...

[sde]

no, i don't think geocities supports php.

it sounds like you are on the right track. php runs great with IIS, so you can just use your local web server for now.

once you get it installed, restart IIS and make a script that looks like this:

PHP Code:

<?
phpinfo();
?>

save it as phpinfo.php in your web root directory and try to launch it from your browser: http://localhost/phpinfo.php

hopefully you will see a big long page with all your php information on it.

[DavH27]

I downloaded BadBlue and used that. Sorted

I can now view my php pages locally

[sde]

what is badblue?

[DavH27]

A pretty cool lookin program that turns a computer into a web server.

Other people can browse the folders/files I have designated and most of all - I can test my own php!

I am starting to think that this is the unnecessary long way round of testing but never mind...I can always uninstall it

[Belisarius]

Apache man, Apache.