!!! Help !!!

[iinfi]

hi
i m new to PHP ....
plz tell more abt it ...
its a server side scripting ... i know that ..
which sever sud i use to deploy PHP .... where can i get the compiler ...

plz help
thanks

[[lokesh]]

You can use Apache server the most famous web server especially for PHP...and then you can download the compiler from http://www.php.net/downloads.php. But downloading them seperately and configuring them is a bit difficult for beginners...instead you can try to use PHPdev or PHPTriad or any other complete packages[there are a lot of them], which provide all the essential softwares such as Apache, PHP, MySql together.

[iinfi]

hey cant i use SQL server 2000 or oracle with PHP ??

[Charley]

Follow these steps to prepare your PHP installation for connecting to Oracle databases:

* Download PHP from www.php.net, install as per the install.txt file, and test if everything is working.

* Install the Oracle Client (or Server) software on your machine and configure SQL*Net to connect to your database(s). See the SQL*Net FAQ for details.

* Edit your php.ini file and uncomment the following two lines (only if your version shipped with pre-compiled extension modules):

;extension = php_oci8.dll
;extension = php_oracle.dll

... otherwise, compile PHP with the following options:

--with-oracle=/path/to/oracle/home/dir
--with-oci8=/path/to/oracle/home/dir

* Ensure that your "extension_dir" parameter (in php.ini) points to the location where the above extension files reside.

[Charley]

for SQL use this link


http://www.builderau.com.au/architec...0283164,00.htm

[iinfi]

thanks both of u!!!