PHP on hard drive

[benslayton]

Is there any way that i can view php on my computer rather than on the net?

[djr33]

Sure. Setup your computer as a webserver.

Look at php.net for the files to install to a "server" and do so to your computer. Note that you should have apache or something installed to run it with (not sure on the specifics here, sorry).

[Twey]

Webservers aren't the only way to do it, though they're usually the best. If you just want to test some simple code, though, it's faster to use the command-line interpreter:

prompt$ php
<?php echo("Five plus three is " . (5+3)); ?>
(end-of-input control sequence, ctrl-D on *n?x)
Five plus three is 8

prompt$

[benslayton]

Ok so youre saying put the php code between

"prompt$ php
//content here
prompt$

[Twey]

You enter the code after executing the "php" command and before pressing the control sequence

[djr33]

Er... that's automatically on your system? I'm clearly missing something.

[BLiZZaRD]

Er... that's automatically on your system? I'm clearly missing something.

I think it's somewhere near that -GR key

[djr33]

I'm up way too late, and just got a really fun picture of a whole bunch of gears spinning around in Twey's head.
Hehe.

[BLiZZaRD]

I don't know about "a whole bunch"... unless they are all loose

[Twey]

Almost certainly

Er... that's automatically on your system? I'm clearly missing something.

It is on *n?x if you supply the correct compile options (I think building a command-line interpreter is default). On Windows I believe there's an executable, php.exe, that comes bundled with the package.