Re: need advice

You can run php in windows the same way as in linix. By telling the server to use the php parser. that comes with all installs. it can work with ISS as well as Apache. i have used it in both. its a good script language. 
Also found php used with .net and with com.
here it is used for a dav server,
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cross-platform/NET_WebDAV_Server.aspx#WhyPHP

At 12:05 PM 7/26/2009, you wrote:
PHP is usually used in a linux environment. Right now I am guessing you are just creating your pages in something like Notepad. Youcan create html pages that way. When you have to work on your server for Database access, and other server side functions, you need to use a computer language like PHP or some language that is designed to run on a particular operating system. Allot of languages have cross platform capabilities but there are often one version for the Microsoft Operating system and one for the other major operating system Linux. Most PHP developers use the Linux operating system since that is what it runs on natively if I understand it. You can run it on a Microsoft Operating system since it is a scripting language but to run it you need some special third party software so it will run under the Windows Internet Information Services Server. If you want to use PHP the way 90 percent of the PHP folks use it you run it on a Linux based operating system or one that is designed to run within the Windows environemt put out by some third party vendor. There are a couple of popular choices like lamp or xamp, I'm not sure about those spellings but I've heard the names before as choices to run a PHP, MySql type setup on Windows. There are some Linux guys floating around the list and they can give you more information on those products. If you are going to build Websites using Visual Web Developer I would forget about PHP and MySql and go with Visual Basic, a part of VWD and Sql Server Express since they both have total support within the VWD Environment while PHP and MySql do not have native support. If you are good at using Microsoft Products and their Installers and know how to install, UnInstall and debug failed installations using the many log files you can try the WebPlatform Installer, set up IIS to run on your machine, if you have all the necessary hardware and software prerequisits and then use PHP within VWD, perhaps. You will also have to figure out some way to use MySql if that is the database server you are using since it is not supported with any of the built-in providers. You can use ODBC but you will have to figure out that puppy. Anyway that is what I ment. Most php folks work in a Linux operating system environment while most Visual Studio, all I think, work in a Windows Operating system environment. Like I said there is third party software out there that will make PHP work in a Windows Environment and one of those packages is included with the WebPlatform Installer so PHP will run on Windows. 
Rick USA
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From: <mailto:minimack_19@xxxxxxxxxxx>doctor love
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Subject: Re: need advice

What do you mean I'm leaving the linix environment

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Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 9:37 PM
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Subject: Re: need advice
The WebPlatformInstaller will give you allot but it is a complicated install with allot of modules. You need to be experienced enough to understand what you are installing and how to use it. If you are not familiar with Visual Studio, Visual Web Developer, SqlServer and IIS you should not tackle that package. 
Uninstalling it might get pretty messy as well.
Do a little googling on the WebPlatformInstaller and the word problems installing to see if you think you have the background to have any problems just getting it all installed and configured. If you can do it it should be a really nice solution but there is allot to using it. Why are you leaving the Linux environment if you have it already up and running? 
Rick USA
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:minimack_19@xxxxxxxxxxx>doctor love
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Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 1:19 PM
Subject: need advice
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