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August 11, 2008
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Going from ASP to PHP

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I have a client that is hosted on a unix server and I am toying with either moving him to a windows server (for ASP), or I learn basic PHP. What's involved with PHP requirements.

I assume I need to install Apache server.

It's going to be a simple site with stories served in date order so I assume that Dreamweaver will handle my code for PHP, I just deal with the SQL as I normally would.

Is there anything else I need to install to be able to connect a php site to a db, or will Apache's installation handle all that is required?

Any other info would be great.

Thanks

Mat
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Inspiring
August 14, 2008
.oO(matthew stuart)

>Right, I have just installed Apache server and it said it couldn't start
>because it couldn't bind with sock or something like that!!
>
> I have just stopped my IIS and Apache started. Does this mean that I now can't
>run both IIS and Apache at the same time?

You can run them both, but not on the same port.

> There is some mention of having Apache run on port 8080, how do I change to
>that now it's already on port 80?

In the httpd.conf, for example with a 'Listen' directive.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mpm_common.html#listen

Micha
Inspiring
August 14, 2008
Right, I have just installed Apache server and it said it couldn't start because it couldn't bind with sock or something like that!!

I have just stopped my IIS and Apache started. Does this mean that I now can't run both IIS and Apache at the same time?

There is some mention of having Apache run on port 8080, how do I change to that now it's already on port 80?

Thanks

Mat
Inspiring
August 13, 2008
Yes. It meant that the person telling you that didn't know this <pointing>
from that <pointing at different object in the ground>.

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"matthew stuart" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I have just been told that I don't need Apache Server and that I can
>install PHP as an executable!
>
> Does that mean anything to you?

Inspiring
August 13, 2008
I have just been told that I don't need Apache Server and that I can install PHP as an executable!

Does that mean anything to you?
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August 13, 2008
Apache Web Server, PHP installation, MySQL Server
Inspiring
August 11, 2008
matthew stuart escreveu:
> I have a client that is hosted on a unix server and I am toying with either
> moving him to a windows server (for ASP), or I learn basic PHP. What's involved
> with PHP requirements.
>
> I assume I need to install Apache server.
>
> It's going to be a simple site with stories served in date order so I assume
> that Dreamweaver will handle my code for PHP, I just deal with the SQL as I
> normally would.
>
> Is there anything else I need to install to be able to connect a php site to a
> db, or will Apache's installation handle all that is required?
>
> Any other info would be great.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mat
>
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http://www.educar.pro.br/i_en/php/v5/
http://www.educar.pro.br/i_en/mysql/v50/
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Inspiring
August 11, 2008
Required? A copy of David Powers' book!

You will need a local Apache webserver (details in David's book), a local
PHP installation (details in David's book), and a local MySQL server
(details in David's book).

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"matthew stuart" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:g7part$7vh$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>I have a client that is hosted on a unix server and I am toying with either
> moving him to a windows server (for ASP), or I learn basic PHP. What's
> involved
> with PHP requirements.
>
> I assume I need to install Apache server.
>
> It's going to be a simple site with stories served in date order so I
> assume
> that Dreamweaver will handle my code for PHP, I just deal with the SQL as
> I
> normally would.
>
> Is there anything else I need to install to be able to connect a php site
> to a
> db, or will Apache's installation handle all that is required?
>
> Any other info would be great.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mat
>