In order to avoid any headaches while going through the case studies in this book, it’s best to install the necessary software and configure your environment the right way from the start. Although we assume you already have some experience developing PHP applications, we’ll quickly go through the steps to install your machine with the necessary software.
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This is a quick guide to install and configure the Apache web-server with PHP and JSP support on a Windows XP Pro machine. Let me know if this helps you out! Feedback is appreciated. This is my first “published” guide. I made it for my own reference. Why not share?
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It is sometimes daunting for a beginner to configure and use the MySQL database engine. A good GUI can help no end. My favourite Windows-based GUI is called DBManager, and is available from www.dbtools.com.br. This tutorial assumes you have read and followed my two earlier tutorials, on installing Apache and PHP, and on installing MySQL.
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