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    CHAPTER 3

    Getting Started with


    PHP
     in this chapter, we’ll give directions for
    installing PHP. By the end of the chapter, you
    should be ready to write your first script.
    Installing PHP
     This section looks at the installation of PHP onto
    a computer. If you’re going to be using a hosting
    provider that provides PHP or if you have a
    friendly sysadmin who has installed PHP for you,
    then this section will be of limited usefulness.
    PHP runs on various platforms, including Linux,
    various Unix flavors, Microsoft Windows, and
    Mac OS X. Linux is the most popular platform for
    PHP, and when combined with the Apache web
    server, and MySQL forms the acronym LAMP
    (although the “P” can also be Perl or Python).
    What Do I Need?

     To start using PHP, you can:


     Find a web host with PHP and MySQL
    support
     Install a web server on your own PC, and
    then install PHP and MySQL
    Use a Web Host With PHP Support

     If your server has activated support for PHP


    you do not need to do anything.
     Just create some .php files, place them in
    your web directory, and the server will
    automatically parse them for you.
     You do not need to compile anything or install
    any extra tools.
     Because PHP is free, most web hosts offer
    PHP support.
    Set Up PHP on Your Own PC

     however, if your server does not support


    PHP, you must:
     install a web server
     install PHP
     install a database, such as MySQL
     The official PHP website (PHP.net) has
    installation instructions for PHP: 
    http://php.net/manual/en/install.php
    Setting Up a Development Server
     You can use WAMP (stands for Windows Apache MySQL
    PHP) or XAMPP (stands for X-OS Apache MySQL PHP
    Perl) server. WAMP works only in Windows operating
    system, whereas XAMPP is a cross-platform, it works in
    Windows, Linux, Mac etc.
     The key difference between them apart from OS support is
    security (WAMP was built with security in mind).
     You can download the preferred server for free from the
    internet. Install the local server (we will use XAMP in this
    course) probably and test it.
    Testing the Installation
     The first thing to do at this point is verify that everything is
    working correctly.
     Enter either of the following two URLs into the address
    bar of your browser: Localhost or 127.0.0.1
     Note that, if you chose a server port other than, for
    example, 8080, then you must place a colon followed by
    that value after either of the preceding URLs—like this:
    localhost:8080. You will have to do the same for all
    examples: localhost:8080/example.php
    Accessing the Document Root
    The document root is the one that is entered when a basic
    URL without a path is typed into a browser, such as
    http://yahoo.com or, for your local server, http://localhost.
    By default, XAMPP uses the following location for this
    directory:
    C://xampp/htdocs
    First Page

    <html>
    <head>
    <title>A quick test</title>
    </head>
    <body>
    Hello World!
    <?php
    echo "PHP code goes here.";
    ?>
    </body>
    </html>
    First Page

     Save the file into the document root directory


    (C://xampp/htdocs) using the filename
    test.php.
     You can now call this page up in your
    browser by entering one of the following
    URLs (according to the extension you used)
    in its address bar.
     http://localhost/test.php
    Using a Program Editor

     There are a number of good programs available such


    as Notepad, Editra, Notepad++, Sublime, Visual
    Studio Code etc. An integrated development
    environments (IDEs) offer many additional features
    such as in-editor debugging and program testing, as
    well as function descriptions and much more.
     We use , Notepad++ for this course.
    END

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