I picked up a book, "PHP Fast & Easy Web Development", by Julie C. 
Meloni, and it comes with a CD containing Apache, PHP and MySQL - both 
Windows and Linux versions. The explanations and exercises are very good.

Andre Dubuc wrote:

> I'm not even sure how to ask this: that's how abysmal my knowledge of 
> servers. I would like to learn scripting in PHP, and I need to run an Apache 
> server to test the code.
> 
> I've installed (in LM 8.0) all the appropriate Apache programs and modules, 
> and all the PHP related stuff. In the LinuxConf - Service Control, I notice 
> that apache is not listed, and both httpd and webmin are running.
> 
> What do I have to do to get a working "server" so that I can test any code 
> that I write in html/php? (Can I use my only computer as a stand-alone 
> server, and access it as a client? I assume that I should be able to do 
> something like that especially since freeciv sets up server/client on my 
> machine.)
> 
> If someone could point me in the right direction, it would save me wading 
> through tons of documentation that assumes I have Apache up-and-running! Help?
> 
> Tia,
> Andre
> 
> 


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Cold Spring, KY
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