.bat is a Batch file. All it's going to do is go through and start up Apache and MySQL for you. Then you can call up your local pages in any browser you have installed. You can run a .bat file to stop Apache and MySQL when you are done, too.
It's all explained in the install instructions for the package you install. ---John Holmes... > -----Original Message----- > From: Marcus Unlimited [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 11:17 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP] Q:What is the easiest way to test my PHP+Html pages? > > Hmm, .bat that is a new one for me, will I still be able to test my pages > in regular windows browsers like IE and NN? > > -Marcus > > > THANKS > > John Holmes wrote: > > > Search on Google for PHPTriad or Firepages, or look on hotscripts.com or > > sourceforge. There are a couple packages out there that'll install > > Apache, PHP, and MySQL automatically for you on Windows. It's nice and > > painless. > > > > Once it's installed, you run a little .bat program to start it all up, > > and then call up http://localhost/ to view your pages. > > > > ---John Holmes... > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Marcus Unlimited [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 10:05 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [PHP] Q:What is the easiest way to test my PHP+Html pages? > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > Okay, > > > > > > Here's what I want to do. > > > > > > Simply test my PHP stuff and practice with MySQL. > > > > > > I don't want to learn to master Unix or anything at all like that but > > > these vague and arcane install instructions are leading me nowhere > > > except to frustrations. > > > > > > So what is the absolute simplest and easiest path to open my .html > > pages > > > > > > with some php mysql in em. and see them as they will work on the > > web??? > > > > > > Thank you, > > > -Marcus > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| > > || > > > |||||||| > > > > > > Marcus Unlimited > > > http://marcusunlimited.com > > > Multimedia Internet Design and Education > > > > > |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| > > || > > > |||||||| > > > > > > ----------------------------------- > > > Also visit: > > > - http://www.chromaticus.com > > > - http://ampcast.com/chromaticus > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- > |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| || > |||||||| > > Marcus Unlimited > http://marcusunlimited.com > Multimedia Internet Design and Education > |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| || > |||||||| > > ----------------------------------- > Also visit: > - http://www.chromaticus.com > - http://ampcast.com/chromaticus > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
