Apache And Merlin - local host server

Merlin is like apache you use it the same way. Except that Merlin says there program is much better. I forgot the site because its been a long time since I went there. I'm try to self teach myseld coding that's why I needed a program that lets me see what I have done. So i can see my mistakes and what I have made. If anyone knows of a better way to learn please let me know, I'm not getting to far on my own seem it's much more difficult then I thought it might be. All the questions it asks to set it up I just don't understand what all the things mean. lol..... I need to keep at it this is what I want to do. I will over come this.... Thanks for all the info you all posted I read it all, and understood a little. ButI'm working on it.

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Do yourself a big favor and get XAMPP or WAMP, they are both Apache based webservers with PHP, and MySQL amoung other things already built in, and you can set them up on your ME heck I set them up on Win98 a long time ago.

You merely download either or both of these run the install and then start using your new server on your local machine, there is no need to set up a web server on a web server you just want a host that has certain capabilities like MySQL and PHP possibly Perl, phpMyAdmin, and other things.

Unless you have good reference material to set up the Apache, then the MySQL database server and then PHP along with the php.ini to make it do what you want, then get a package like XAMPP or WAMP that do it all for you in just a few minutes after you have downloaded it instead of spending days or weeks only to end up with a big mess due to not really knowing what all needs to be configured to set up a web server and supporting programs and other servers like mail servers or FTP Hosts. It can be done but it is not easy I know I have done it and I have reference material on all the above and even with that it still is a chore.

XAMPP is right HERE!
and WAMP is right HERE!

 

 

 

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thanks, but do I need to download both or just one.... I not sure about that I download both now but if I only need one let me know.. Also if I need help will you be able to help me out? Thanks for the information its really good.

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I personally use both, and there is a good reason for this one the WAMP I use the latest software Apache MySQL and PHP5.0.11 along with the latest phpMyAdmin. The XAMPP I use PHP 4 and some older phpMyAdmin. These are for me to test my Web applications and keep up with the newest. Some of my older stuff will not run without modification on the newest versions and for that reason I alter the older software accordingly to work no matter what application is used by the server that is one the web.

With XAMPP you can switch between PHP 4 and PHP 5 but I just use the PHP 4 running on it for my older stuff. XAMPP and WAMP will both set up with ease on your local machine and within 10 minutes of download and install you can be testing your HTML PHP MySQL, and with XAMPP even a mail server and Perl script.

If I were to use only one it would probably be XAMPP because of all the features plus I have been using it since 2003 with a couple of upgrades along the way. It is feature packed and a very easy install, I know because before I found XAMPP I set up my own Apache with PHP and MySQL and even with a reference manual had trouble setting it up, it was a big headache, then when I found XAMPP it was like magic just download unsip and run the install then there you are DONE!

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