I just bought "Essential PHP for web professionals". On page 8, chapter 1
"getting started", under "installing on Linux" it says:
10. Now open the httpd.conf file in C:\Program Files\Apache
Group\Apache\conf...... <snip>
11.Add the following lines at the end of httpd.conf if you are using
PHP4:
ScriptAlias /php4/ "C:/php4/"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php.exe"
I have the distinct impression there is something wrong with this picture
(all / and \ are as quoted above!!!).
Now.. the problem is that I REALLY would like to figure out how to use
PHP, which I have never done before, and my out-of-the-box apt-get install
php didn't create a workable php installation. The www.php.net docs arent
great either. Quote:
Linux:
Many Linux distributions have some sort of package installation, such
as RPM. This can assist in setting up a standard configuration. It is
worth checking to see whether somebody has already
built a packaged version of PHP with the features you need. !
So.. given that I'm pretty naive about PHP.. where would folk suggest I
start? Another book perhaps? A better web site? A knight in shining
armour?
Thanks, David
PS: i vaguely remember a Sydney based PHP group starting up..perhaps with
a mailing list.. can any one point me to that?
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