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Getting Started with PHP on Windows

I am starting with a side project to be developed using PHP and I am looking for guidance on getting my Windows machine running and ready for development (as quickly as possible). Being that PHP development is more geared towards Linux users / developers (which I don't know), I am trying to figure out how to get all the pieces in place to get the WAMP stack running locally on my Windows machine.

Any good tutorials / quick start guides out there, and if not, does someone have all the steps they can provide me with?

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Install Apache Friends XAMPP .



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PHP on Windows:

  • Install Xampp because it is really easy to install.
  • Use a version control system like git to save your code .
  • Use an IDE like netbeans / eclipse / aptana for faster PHP development (autocomplete, code formatting, PHPdoc, etc.).
  • Learn a PHP framework like codeigniter to make your development easier. A video / screencast for creating a blog in 20 minutes will teach you how to use it.
  • TDD practice to test your code, leading to a more stable code base.

Good luck codes!



Linux / Ubuntu Training:

As a side note when installing ubuntu, which is indeed a straight forward process, you will see that using linux is not as hard as you might think (it was hard to compile the source file manually, etc.). when you dual boot and play every day. I guarantee you that in no time, you will really enjoy Linux as I do. I really think Linux is the best option for coding. Also redis main creator shares this opinion with me.

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Probably the fastest way to run PHP server on Windows is WAMP 2.0. Wamp Site . I am using it on my Vista machine. Download it, run "exe" and start coding. It's only 16MB, but it's powerful and very easy to use.

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Why not take the official Microsoft route: Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 installs both PHP (to run on IIS) and MySQL.

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My two cents. I am using Netbeans for PHP development on Windows. Below is a quick guide

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As mentioned earlier, XAMPP is probably the easiest and fastest way to get started with PHP. Searching for xampp installation on youtube, they got a good video on how to install it on your system.

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