How to run php programs on local computer?

[joe at actionline.com]

Thanks Brian.

My system is Linux Mint 13 with Synaptic package manager,
and in the past, I've been told that it is preferable to
install packages on from Synaptic rather than by apt-get;
is that true? or does it make any difference?

So, I installed apache2 from Synaptic and it shows
two additional components: libapache2-mod-php5 and
libapache2-mod-php5filter as separate packages.

Should I also install both of those?

When I marked "libapache2-mod-php5" a pop-up said:
"To be removed: apache2-mpm-worker" and three additional
items to be installed.

It's all a bit disconcerting.


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Brian wrote (in part):
> Here's the Debian/Ubuntu/etc counterpart to the CentOS/RHEL instructions.
>
> sudo apt-get install apache2 php5