We know php is server side scripting language means it needs a server environment to execute its codes and perform data execution. Every php programmers need local server either they are beginners or advanced user.
Beginners use it for learn php programming and professionals use it for testing purpose before uploading it to live server. Beginners not use live server they just create and test script and check is they are working or not in local server environment. When scripts are working fine they are uploaded to live servers.
What Things Required Creating A Perfect Php Development Environment?
To create a prefect php development environment in local server having windows 7 we need three important things, Apache, MySql and Php package. Now there are two way to setup php development environment in your local system. Either install or configure these three applications manually or through all in Xampp server.
Actually y XAMPP server is all in one package who fulfil the all requirements like create Apache server environment to execute php codes in HTML or browser readability programming language.
And it also creates MySql Database that help to php applications who need to fetch and store data through MySQL database. That’s enable your local server to work like a real database environment like creating table, rows , columns and storing data and many more things you can create with real database.
How To Create Php Development Sing XAMPP Server?
After creating an php development environment you just don’t run php based sites but also can install php based CMS like WordPress, Drupal, Magento and others. But first of all you need to download the XAMPP server whith your local system requirements and install it on your system as like other software installation.
But make sure don’t install XAMPP server in C Drive of your system, if in any case you need to reinstall your window everything you develop in php using XAMPP will lost. So create a separate development drive or folder (Exception C Drive) and install XAmpp,
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Now we use php in two separate reasons like php without usage of database for create frontend WebPages with fast development or php based web applications where we need to store and execute data from MySql Database.
Now if you have to store your php scripts and files who works with your requirements then go to your installed XAMPP folder >> htdocs>>files. Here you can provide any name to your php development applications.
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If php scripts not need any server configuration then you may check thes php files in browsers and test them how they are looking in browsers. Your all php coding will convert into browser readable environment. If you need to Database then go to your browser and type localhost/phpmyadmin MySql database will reflect and create and configure this database with your required script to store and execute files.