David, I installed xampp and it seems apache and MySql are running! I think perhaps I'm ready for stage two of the tutorial tomorrow!
"You install it, type localhost in the address > field of a browser on your system and you will see the main page coming > up" YES! I'm starting to feel better now, I'm sure I'll have more questions but at least that is done... Thanks, Veronika ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Krings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NYPHP Talk" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 12:43 PM Subject: Re: [nyphp-talk] error message, trying to see test page, apache isrunning > Veronika wrote: >> Hi, >> I'm very new at this and am following at TechnicalLead tutorial; have >> installed mysql, apache and php, have set up a data test folder, a >> my.ini file (for mysql), an htm test file... >> Can I assume if the apache server is running that I should not change >> the httpd.conf file? that there is something else wrong? >> Kind of frustrated that I'm following the tutorial and that the last 10 >> seconds of video one has stalled me with an error message: > > While it is laudable to dive in and start creating your ini files on your > own > and using the individual packages, it might just be a bit too tricky for > the > beginner. That depends on which skills you are focusing, if you want to > get > experienced in administrating Apache and MySQL then there is no way around > what you are doing now. If - and I assume that to be the case - you want > to > learn about PHP I'd sidestep the nitty gritty configuration and setup of > Apache and MySQL and go with one of the already configured packages. I can > highly recommend the XAMPP from Apachefriends.org. It never failed me and > I > even used it for production servers (they say not to do that, but I never > had > any issues). And it just works. You install it, type localhost in the > address > field of a browser on your system and you will see the main page coming > up. It > comes with PHPMyAdmin installed and the demo pages show some nice stuff, > butr > I usually rename the htdocs folder and create a new htdocs folder, in > which I > put my own files. > For MySQL I use the GUI tools from the mysql.com website. I find that they > now > work quite well and are a refreshingly helpful and fast set of tools after > working during the week with garbage like MSSQL Management Studio. There > are > other and somewhat better MySQL administration clients, but the MySQL > tools > work fine and are easy to use. > > David > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > >
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