Can PHP be installed on WinME computer?

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  • a8736d53@hotmail.com

    Can PHP be installed on WinME computer?

    Is it possible to install PHP on a stand alone WinME computer, and have
    the .php files work exactly like they do on an Internet server?

  • Domestos

    #2
    Re: Can PHP be installed on WinME computer?


    <a8736d53@hotma il.com> wrote in message
    news:1147391718 .281444.307690@ v46g2000cwv.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=blue]
    > Is it possible to install PHP on a stand alone WinME computer, and have
    > the .php files work exactly like they do on an Internet server?
    >[/color]

    Yes - but you will need a web server for it to be any use. i.e. Apache.

    I would get xammp in one download and get apache, mysql and php in one easy
    to install download.


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    • James Reid

      #3
      Re: Can PHP be installed on WinME computer?

      Domestos wrote:
      [color=blue]
      > Yes - but you will need a web server for it to be any use. i.e. Apache.
      >
      > I would get xammp in one download and get apache, mysql and php in one easy
      > to install download.[/color]

      I found "XAMPP Lite 1.5.2"
      (http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#646). Would this do
      the job?

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      • tony@tony.com

        #4
        Re: Can PHP be installed on WinME computer?

        In article <1147392417.375 602.32800@v46g2 000cwv.googlegr oups.com>,
        a8736d53@hotmai l.com says...[color=blue]
        > Domestos wrote:
        >[color=green]
        > > Yes - but you will need a web server for it to be any use. i.e. Apache.
        > >
        > > I would get xammp in one download and get apache, mysql and php in one easy
        > > to install download.[/color]
        >
        > I found "XAMPP Lite 1.5.2"
        > (http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#646). Would this do
        > the job?
        >
        >[/color]

        Also you dont need a web server.

        I often run tests without apache on Win98 from the command line.
        I find it easier and quicker than messing about with web browsers and
        servers.
        You can even call php through dos batch files (I do all the time)

        You can for eg on the command line(with PHP in your path):
        c:\php\scripts\ php myscript.php

        You can pass values to it using argv,argc etc.
        in a batch file you can do:
        call php myscript.php %1 %2 %3

        and so on.

        Just remember to do "\n\r" not "<br>" when outputting strings but appart
        from that there doesn't seem to be any difference.


        tony


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        • Howard Charles

          #5
          Re: Can PHP be installed on WinME computer?

          Domestos wrote:[color=blue]
          > <a8736d53@hotma il.com> wrote in message
          > news:1147391718 .281444.307690@ v46g2000cwv.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=green]
          > > Is it possible to install PHP on a stand alone WinME computer, and have
          > > the .php files work exactly like they do on an Internet server?
          > >[/color]
          >
          > Yes - but you will need a web server for it to be any use. i.e. Apache.
          >
          > I would get xammp in one download and get apache, mysql and php in one easy
          > to install download.[/color]

          I've been wanting to do this for years! XAMPP Lite is the solution.
          Thanks Domestos. Here's how I did it:

          "How-to: Test PHP Web Pages on a Stand-alone Windows Computer"
          (http://llbest.com/TestingPHPWebPagesOffline.htm)

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