Basically, I get very frustrated having to re-upload PHP scripts every time I want to check a small modification. I investigated several solutions, including the pretty damn good PHP designer, which includes a plethora of handy features, not least the built-in PHP-executor for previewing. If your site is using a flat file (or no?) database, this could really work well.
I, however, wanted a database, but couldn't get the stupid Apache to install, let alone PHP and MySQL. Turns out there's a handy utility called Yellowtip Webserver that installs Apache, PHP and MySQL for you, and is amazingly simple to use. It also includes Zend optimising engine and several PHP scripts - check out the website.
In order to use this, just bung the pages in the www directory (/Yellowtip/htdocs/) and go to http://localhost/nameofyourfile.php and it'll be presented there in glorious processed-o-vision.
Just a few quick tips to save you headaches in designing and testing your scripts. Hope this helps,
Carl.
I, however, wanted a database, but couldn't get the stupid Apache to install, let alone PHP and MySQL. Turns out there's a handy utility called Yellowtip Webserver that installs Apache, PHP and MySQL for you, and is amazingly simple to use. It also includes Zend optimising engine and several PHP scripts - check out the website.
In order to use this, just bung the pages in the www directory (/Yellowtip/htdocs/) and go to http://localhost/nameofyourfile.php and it'll be presented there in glorious processed-o-vision.
Just a few quick tips to save you headaches in designing and testing your scripts. Hope this helps,
Carl.
