Re: Frustrated new php "developer" on Windows

On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Pierre Joye <pierre.php@gmail.com> wrote: > hi, > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Landon Baine <landonab70@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Where does a new person start? >>  Are there any good guides that you use to set up this type of local >> environment?  Do I just install each piece...PHP, MySQL, etc. and work >> through it as I go?  Am I looking for a "how to setup WIMP" that >> doesn't exist? > > Reading the manual is amazingly helpful: > http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.php > > I would also suggest to simply use the MS Web Platform installer, it > will setup everything you need, even mysql or other non php.net > softwares. It uses the same installer than php.net (fetched from the > same location). > > For your other questions, that's not directly windows specific > questions but more about developments and deployments "strategy", > there are dozen of tutorials about these topics out there. > > Cheers, > -- > Pierre > > http://blog.thepimp.net | > http://www.libgd.org > Pierre, thank you. I have been reading through the manual...I guess I was looking for a magic "how to". Looks like I need to step back and slow down. I will look at your links! Landon