What
is MySQL?
- MySQL is a database server
- MySQL is ideal for both small and large applications
- MySQL supports standard SQL
- MySQL compiles on a number of platforms
- MySQL is free to download and use
PHP
+ MySQL
- PHP combined with MySQL are cross-platform (you can
develop in Windows and serve on a Unix platform)
Why
PHP?
- PHP runs on different platforms (Windows, Linux, Unix,
etc.)
- PHP is compatible with almost all servers used today
(Apache, IIS, etc.)
- PHP is FREE to download from the official PHP resource:
www.php.net
- PHP is easy to learn and runs efficiently on the server
side
Where
to Start?
To get access to a web server with
PHP support, you can:
- Install Apache (or IIS) on your own server, install
PHP, and MySQL
- Or find a web hosting plan with PHP and MySQL support
What do you Need?
If your server supports PHP you don't need to do anything.Just create some .php files in your web directory, and the server will parse them for you. Because it is free, most web hosts offer PHP support.
However, if your server does not support PHP, you must install PHP.
Here is a link to a good tutorial from PHP.net on how to install PHP5: http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.php
