I would suggest downloading PHPtriad. It installs Apache, PHP and mySQL all set up and ready to go. http://www.phpgeek.com to get it.
The only resources I have used to teach myself php and mysql is the documentation provided at www.php.net and www.mysql.com respectively. Good luck Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Indera" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 3:44 AM Subject: [PHP] Getting started - what do I need? > Hello, > > I have never used php or mysql before and want to know what tools I should use so that I can start > learning php and mysql. I would like to build basic things like a login page and forms that append > the data to a database. I went to the bookstore and think the book PHP fast and easy web development > is something that I could handle. I've read through some of the posts on this news group and > realized that there are tools that I can use as front ends for these packages. I went to mysql.com > and php.net and it seems that i can download both of these packages to my computer for free. Any > help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks > Indera > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
