forget all that stuff they told you to do... :) (just kidding folks) check out the various AMP (apache, mysql, php) triad installers out there that will do all the work for you. from configuring apache to work with php to configuring mysql for you.
i use FORSERV's install (http://www.forserv.net) myself. only downside is that it may not the most up to date of any of the three. but apache 1.36.x, php 4.0.1'ish and mysql 3.23.xx is what i have... took about 5 minutes to setup and i'm off running... Steve Jackson wrote: > Hello all. > > I am new to PHP having used ASP for some time. (Seems a lot of us are moving > this way) > What I'm stuck on is this; > > I need to build a DB in MySQl and then use PHP to display it. > My question is how you get a test environment working on XP Pro. > > I understand how to call up a database table from say Access because you can > develop the DB using Office then use SQL strings to call it using ADODB > connections. > > How though do you make a MySQL database in a windows environment? Can it be > done or is it done in Unix or Linux? If so are there any windows based > programs to develop a MySQL database? > > I've been to www.mysql.com and downloaded the software for XP. > So how do I use it? I ran the set-up prog and nothing seemed to happen. > > PHP - can you configure IIS to run PHP? if so how? > > Sorry if these questions are totally obvious to you all but I've been online > searching for a couple of hours without any answer to these questions. I > might be asking the wrong questions. I hope I am anyway! > > Thanks in advance. > Steve. > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- Leo G. Divinagracia III [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
