Newbie Help!! quickie

[mike314]

Ok so I downloaded the PHP 4.3.8 installer and after you run installation it just gives you a .dll file and an exe. So how do I create my PHP files??? NotePadd neccessary???

A simple run through tutorial for a Hello World program would be greatly appreciated

thanks

 

[ingresman]

try a google search for php tutorial or php primer. The

http://www.php.net

site may help

 

[mike314]

ok, so all I have to do is type PHP scripts in NotePad and save with a PHP extension right, since I downloaded the installer my computer will recognize the PHP scripts now right?? Is there anything I have to do with the PHP exe file or the dll the download comes with??? Must I save these files in the same directory as the exe file????

thanks

 

[sleipnir214]

Are you trying to run PHP as a standalone script interpreter, or are you trying to run scripts through a web browser?


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[ascikey]

The generalised way to use php is with an Apache web sever. A tutorial on how to set theses up on your computer can be found at

http://www.thesitewizard.com/archive/php4install.shtml

but this is for Windows but if you are Linux it will be slightly different. Does this help?

 

[mike314]

ok basically I want to use PHP on my webpage, and I'm going to ftp it to the server. the server is not on my PC. I 'm basically asking what is that exe file for, I mean when I open it, its basically a blank command prompt looking screen and I can type stuff in it, but whats it for??? I mean I could just type the PHP scripts in NotePad, save it as .php and since I have the installer, my PC will undertstand the PHP now correct???

thanks

 

[Westbury]

The exe is the interpreter. If you povided it with a php file as an argument then it will execute the script
eg

C:\PHP\php.exe myScript.php

However, you want to use php with a web server. As ascikey said, look at

http://www.thesitewizard.com/archive/php4install.shtml

and that will explain how to setup exactly what you want

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