PHP for Newbie: How to run 1st PHP page?
| 30 | July 2014 |
| Wednesday |
To understand the server before run the PHP page
Before to run the php page, you have to understand what different between of
Web server and
Apache server.
The browser Web Http Server on the Internet that run the common language
is HTML; also available
the code views of CSS,
JavaScript
but however, PHP.
PHP has to requested to the
other server that called
Apache Http Server.
If you wanted to run your PHP script, before that, you've to set up an apache server to
your local computer.
- download Apache package - XAMPP, WAMP, MAMP
- set up by your own - Apache, MySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin
- video tutorial: set up Apache server with using Mac OSX
Read the content or code / instruction -
After done the download, how to locate the localhost directory?
After done the download and installation, click "start all" on the Apache Manager Panel
to turn on the server. For Own Apache Server, it will automatically turn on. And then, put the PHP file in the following directory:
For WAMP(Windows only)
- Windows users -
For XAMPP, MAMP
- Windows users -
- Mac users -
For Own Apache Server
- Mac users -
- Or -
After put PHP file in localhost directory and type the url into browser bar:
| MAMP XAMPP for OSX: | |
| Own Apache for OSX: | |
| WAMP for Windows: |
Suggest the PHP tutorial for New Beginner
One of the great websites which I suggest is BuckysRoom (it used to name called TheNewBoston.org before), the site makes many good video tutorials as PHP, MySql, javaScript...etc different kinds of programming languages and they're all free! So try to learn and stick around in there!
see the code OR slideshow instruction
//test the first php script and save in .php extension file
<?php
echo '<h1>Hello World!</h1>';
?>
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