Writing PHP Offline...

[Paul Jr]

Is There Anyway I Can Write PHP Pages Offline, Or Just On My Computer? Like I Do With My Normal HTML And CSS Based Pages?

[snoopy0877]

Use Dreamweaver for writting php code and setup to run php with your localhost server (PWS, IIS, apache..)

[pyro]

Yes, you'll need to set up a testing server. The easiest server that I know of to set up is Abyss Web Server: http://www.aprelium.com/

[Paul Jr]

Aight, I'm Lookin' Into That Right Now.
Thanks Pyro, Thanks Snoop.

[gizmo]

Thought I'd resurrect an old topic. I have successfully installed Abyss Web Server and installed php4.3.4-Win32 or so I think, except it isn't working. Am I correct in thinking that since php runs on the server is has to be installed in the AWS folder. I have the CGI parameters set as
d:\Abyss web server\php-4.2.3-Win32\php.exe (it is on my D: partition) with php as the association. The CGI paths include /php-4.2.3-Win32/ and /*.php and the environment variable as REDIRECT_STATUS value 200. In the php.ini file (located in C:\windows) among other things I have
expose_php=On
engine=On
error_reporting= E_ALL
display_errors=On
display_startup_errors=Off
According to the notes 'engine=On' refers to Apache, is this the problem? Should it be Off? Any help would be appreciated.

[gizmo]

Changing engine=On to Off made no difference, so I may consider a reinstall to see what that will do.