PHP Forms Testing

Discussion in 'PHP' started by seoindia, Jun 27, 2006.

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    I am new to PHP. We design websites and we have our enquiry forms in PHP. In order to check whether the forms are working or not, whether form is able to send mails everytime i need to upload the site and check it online. Is there any internal PHP server where you can check out all these things just like in ASP.
     
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  2. Evoleto

    Evoleto Well-Known Member

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    Sure it is. Since you put things that way I believe you don't have a Linux workstation there, so I suggest you using the Windows ports for Apache, PHP & MySQL. If you google for wamp you find out some good software packages.

    By the way, WAMP stands for Windows + Apache + MySQL + PHP :)
     
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  3. seoindia

    seoindia Notable Member

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    I need to test a simple php form like in
    "http://travelindiapackages.com/enquiry.php"

    What softwares will i need to install on my pc..


     
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    Evoleto Well-Known Member

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    Yep, and you'll test it locally: http://localhost/enquiry.php

    Try Uniform Server.
     
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    clancey Peon

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    If you are real adventurous you an download VMware Server and install it on your computer. It is now a free download.

    Then you can create a virtual machine, and install the same version of Linux/Unix/Windows that your client is going to use and make sure the scripts and sites run as expected.
     
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  6. tims

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    Just do a google search for "php installation tutorial" and you will find plenty of tutorials on where to get and how to install Apache, php and MySql. I can't remember which tutaorial I used but it was really straight forward.
     
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    Xampp is a good start.

    It comes with everything you need. You can choose between the Light, Medium or High versions.

    In your case i would choose the light (or lite) one. ^^

    http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

    Greetings
     
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