PHP Testing. PLs HELP!!

Okay i am learning php and i want to test what i have. But i dont want to upload everything to test it. Can someone refer me to a site that tests php. Or something along those lines. I wouldnt mind dl'n a program so anything will help. Once again thnx and pls help ;)

you could dl php, or you could check the hosting out on my sig?

Is there any other way?:(

If your just testing scripts go with t35.com, you can just paste your scripts and edit them right in the browser.

I hope that is what you want.

You can also download EasyPHP or WAMP (WINDOWS) or install the packages on Linux/Unix (if you have it)…for mac, I don't know :(

i recommend downloading easyphp, thats what i use and it works great.

its a simple webserver you can have on your comp. you can also set it so its only accessible by localhost…. saves the hassle of any pesky people exploiting your scripts and compromising your comp.

Mr_Cheese wrote: i recommend downloading easyphp, thats what i use and it works great.

its a simple webserver you can have on your comp. you can also set it so its only accessible by localhost…. saves the hassle of any pesky people exploiting your scripts and compromising your comp.

err… you can do that w/ any server you set up >_< i have apache/php/mysql installed and it's not hard to set up to allow general public access you ahve to alter router settings to forward port 80 to interal IP so if you dont do this, it would only be accessible to you, and if you didnt give out your IP to others/told em you had a site, they woud never know anyways

i use apache/php/mysql as well but let me tell you its not that easy to get the installation of everything to work correctly. i had to go thru countless TUT's on the whole instalation, didn't work probly 5 times and i wasted like 10 hours until finally i broke down, spent a few dollars and read a book on php and how install everything.

i'm assuming you use windows? on an unix OS it's quite easy. I use freebsd and it's as easy installing it all through ports, configuring a couple of files, and changing your router settings and you're good to go.

Took all but 10 minutes to get it up

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Okay i downloaded EasyPHP. When i finished the installation a little box appeared. EasyPHP :Servers starting. Now how do i test my <?php ?> ?

well, i dont have any experience w/ easyphp, but I would assume you would need to find the EasyPHP directory, and the DocumentRoot inside of it (the directory in which you place the files to be shown on the server) usually a /data or /htdocs, and place all of the files in there

Okay thanx. I will try it. And still if anyone has any other way lemme know.

Personally I use XAMPP http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html. I'd never run it on a server but for development purposes it is fine. It is also easy as hell to install and gives you Apache, MySQL, and PHP.