Edit PHP with WYSIWYG / On PC.

Hi. I'm very basic with PHP. I know hardly anything

Is there anything like DreamWeaver for editing PHP with? I mean so that you can see what your editing without having to upload it.

 

I don't think such thing exists, as PHP is a server-side dynamic language.

 

So how would I edit it? Would I have to upload it to my server to see how it looks?

 

Or use WAMP to simulate a local server.

http://www.wampserver.com/en/

 

The best practice is always to check your program before upload.. you can setup using some great free of cost softwares like easyphp or WAMP.

just downlaod any of them easyphp or wamp.. but nowdays prefreble is WAMP server. after download it, you will need to install it.. at this moment i dont have wamp install but like easyphp there will be a folder www within wamp directory. you can place your php files in www folder, start your wamp server and try to access the page in your browser like this;

http://localhost/pagename.php

or

http://localhost/your project directory name/pagename.php

hope it will be helpful...

 

why not use Xampp as server in your PC.

Besides this, you can find some of the useful tools for PHP (including free editors) here