[PHP-INSTALL] Please HELP!!!

[Swapnesh Tiwari]

Dear Sir,

I want to start working on PHP, but I have heard that the installation
process of PHP including Apache and MySQL However, currently I am unable to
understand that which version of PHP will be suitable for me. Kindly suggest
me a version, which is highly compatible and works well with most of
browsers and web hosting servers.

Please also suggest me the most compatible version of Apache and MySQL for
that version of PHP.

Sir, I would be highly grateful to you if you could also guide me about the
complete installation and configuration process of PHP including the
installation and configuration process of Apache and MySQL.

Thank you,

With regards,
Swapnesh

[Daniel Brown]

Post by Swapnesh Tiwari
Dear Sir,
I want to start working on PHP, but I have heard that the installation
process of PHP including Apache and MySQL However, currently I am unable to
understand that which version of PHP will be suitable for me. Kindly suggest
me a version, which is highly compatible and works well with most of
browsers and web hosting servers.

Use PHP 5.2.6. There's no worries about browser compatibility
with PHP at all, because it never comes in contact with the browser at
any point. As for servers, that's the beauty of PHP vs. other dynamic
languages --- versatility and cross-platform support. Nearly any
modern configuration you can imagine can (or can be made to) work
perfectly with PHP.

Post by Swapnesh Tiwari
Please also suggest me the most compatible version of Apache and MySQL for
that version of PHP.

This isn't really the place to ask those questions, per se, but
the latest stable release of both will be your best bet. Check the
MySQL5 and Apache2 trees, irrespectively.

Post by Swapnesh Tiwari
Sir, I would be highly grateful to you if you could also guide me about the
complete installation and configuration process of PHP including the
installation and configuration process of Apache and MySQL.

Unfortunately, it's not likely that anyone here is going to have
the time to hold your hand through an installation, so Google "LAMP
installation" if you're using Linux, or download XAMPP if you're using
Windows.

Best of luck!