Re: How to run php programs on local computer?

> From: kitepilot
>> Install Apache in your box and run from http://localhost/
>> If they are 'shell', make sure that the first line is:
>> #!/bin/php (whatever 'which php' resolves to...)
From: keith smith
> If you are doing any data stuff, you will have to pull in MySql as
> well.

The exact steps to take to get apache+PHP running vary depending on which
distro you're using. On CentOS/RHEL, you'd do:

yum install httpd php53 php53-mysql
/etc/init.d/httpd start
# optional, but makes it so apache always starts on boot
chkconfig httpd on

...once these things are done, you can put PHP code within .php files in some
dir under /var/www/localhost/ . Then going to http://localhost/myfile.php in
a browser should execute that PHP code and display the results in that
browser.

The process is conceptually similar on all distros, but the details will be
different. The first thing I'd do is search the Net for "$DISTRO apache php
setup" since many people have had the same wants/needs. There are (usually)
default configurations in the distro packages that make running a simple setup
easy. apache configs can get large and complex if you're doing complicated
things (like hundreds of RewriteRules and hundreds of different vhosts) but
you probably don't need those things just yet.

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