Fwd: getting started - need pointers

have you looked at WAMP ?  theres Xammp too but never really liked it myself
much ...other swear by it though

Look at WAMP :

http://www.wampserver.com/en/, it can start as a service and all that








2009/5/28 Mike Kay <[email protected]>

Greetings. I am trying to get PHP installed and working on a Windows
> server - Windows Standard 2007. I've downloaded and installed PHP 5.2.9.
> Problem is I don't know how to use this at all. My web server is Apache
> 2.2 - my database is Mysql.
>
> I selected the Apache module 2.2 during the install, and added support for
> Mysql in extensions.
>
> How can make windows start PHP on boot?
> When I click on a .php file, the file opens rather than runs. Obviously
> I've missed something. There is a command phpinfo - to view the parameters
> of the PHP installed - I don't remember how to run this on the command
> line.
>
> Any help MOST appreciated.
> Also, I'm seeking pointers to beginners documentation for Windows users.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
>
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