I suggest XAMPP as an all-in-one package for development work.
It includes the following (free of charge):
Apache HTTPD 2.2.11 + Openssl 0.9.8i (Web server)
MySQL 5.1.30 (database)
PHP 5.2.8
phpMyAdmin 3.1.1 (Database Management)
FileZilla FTP Ser
You need a web server set up
It pretty easy to set up webservers on localhost and php you may aswell
install a db too
here are some links
http://www.phpied.com/installing-php-and-apache-on-mac-osx-that-was-pretty-easy/
http://www.sebastiansulinski.co.uk/web_design_tutorials/web_server/installing_
I am teaching myself how to program in php. What do I need to load into my
laptop so I can review in a browser what I've composed?
Tannera Kane
Urban archeologist, photographer, and writer
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