Offline script testing question

How can I test PHP scripts, mods & forums (phpBB) on my PC ?
I'm affraid it's little more complicated than only instaling PHP, than, I
would probably need to install mySQL ... and so on ...
Is there any software for this purpose available (freeware, shareware),
for newbies ?

re: Offline script testing question

On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 22:44:49 +0100, BOOGIEMAN <BOOGIEMANPN@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
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>How can I test PHP scripts, mods & forums (phpBB) on my PC ?
>I'm affraid it's little more complicated than only instaling PHP, than, I
>would probably need to install mySQL ... and so on ...
>Is there any software for this purpose available (freeware, shareware),
>for newbies ?[/color]

MySQL's pretty easy to install nowadays, its Windows installer basically takes
you through step-by-step.

There are all-in-one installer packages out there, I've seen "PHPTriad"
mentioned before. Can't comment on its quality having never used it.
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re: Offline script testing question

BOOGIEMAN wrote:[color=blue]
> How can I test PHP scripts, mods & forums (phpBB) on my PC ?
> I'm affraid it's little more complicated than only instaling PHP, than, I
> would probably need to install mySQL ... and so on ...
> Is there any software for this purpose available (freeware, shareware),
> for newbies ?[/color]

Hi BOOGIEMAN,

Try WAMP http://www.wampserver.com/en/index.php

WAMP stands for Windows Apache MySQL PHP which are the four
applications you need to run locally. It comes with a central system
for you to start and stop the applications.

If you run on Linux then do a Google search for LAMP

Best regards,

Soren Beck
Costa Tropical Internet
http://www.CostaTropicalInternet.com

re: Offline script testing question

BOOGIEMAN wrote:[color=blue]
> How can I test PHP scripts, mods & forums (phpBB) on my PC ?
> I'm affraid it's little more complicated than only instaling PHP, than, I
> would probably need to install mySQL ... and so on ...
> Is there any software for this purpose available (freeware, shareware),
> for newbies ?[/color]
If you are using windows, a webserver is probably on your windows
installation disc (PWS or IIS). PHP and MySQL are not that hard to install.

Best regards

re: Offline script testing question

BOOGIEMAN wrote:
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>How can I test PHP scripts, mods & forums (phpBB) on my PC ?
>I'm affraid it's little more complicated than only instaling PHP, than, I
>would probably need to install mySQL ... and so on ...
>Is there any software for this purpose available (freeware, shareware),
>for newbies ?
>
>[/color]
I am still using an old version of PhpTriad (with upgraded Php and
MySQL). This works well for me, but is sometimes a little slow. I do not
think it is available any more (or not free any more?).

I have done a little research and found a few more.

1. phpdev - http://www.firepages.com.au/ I recently installed this on
someone else's machine. It installs pretty easily and works all right,
but I would rather give one of the next two (I can't even remember what
I didn't like about it).

2. Developer Side - http://www.devside.net/

3. Fastwork - http://fastwork.locknet.ro/

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re: Offline script testing question

On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 22:44:49 +0100, BOOGIEMAN wrote:
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> How can I test PHP scripts, mods & forums (phpBB) on my PC ?
> I'm affraid it's little more complicated than only instaling PHP, than, I
> would probably need to install mySQL ... and so on ...
> Is there any software for this purpose available (freeware, shareware),
> for newbies ?[/color]

you could try PHPhome at http://sourceforge.net/projects/phphome/ it does
the same as triad but I think is more up to date.

re: Offline script testing question

On 28 Sep 2005 15:03:34 -0700, sorenbeck@gmail.com wrote:
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> Try WAMP http://www.wampserver.com/en/index.php
>
> WAMP stands for Windows Apache MySQL PHP which are the four
> applications you need to run locally. It comes with a central system
> for you to start and stop the applications.[/color]

Thanks !
Just what needed, started phpBB forum in a minute :))
It works much faster on my PC then over dial-up internet ^^
Thank you again, now I'm going for a some script hunting

re: Offline script testing question

BOOGIEMAN wrote:[color=blue]
> How can I test PHP scripts, mods & forums (phpBB) on my PC ?
> I'm affraid it's little more complicated than only instaling PHP, than, I
> would probably need to install mySQL ... and so on ...
> Is there any software for this purpose available (freeware, shareware),
> for newbies ?[/color]

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