November 2009
Beginner
496 pages
13h 46m
English
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Utilizing Distribution Packages
If you don’t have time to set up your environment from scratch, you can download one of the many distribution packages. These packages include all of the servers as well as PHP and Perl. Here are some of the popular ones:
The installation process is fairly simple on most operating systems. After a few minutes, you should have a full development environment running. The first thing you may want to do is find out your web root folder so that you know where to place your files. If you have installed Apache using the default HTTP port (80), you should be able to browse to your local site by going to http://localhost. If you need further instructions, follow the help available on each site.