I am just starting to learn php so as an absolute beginner i am following instructions from a tutorial website. I have barely started and have already been held up hours just trying to work out how to test my code (not even sure if i am in the right forum but ill proceed .... ) I was given two options for testing my code 1.Find a host who supports php and test your code on their servers. ( As simple as this may sound i am not sure how to do this ) 2.Install PHP on your own computer After a bit of reading i decided to download Wamp Server (Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP,etc) even though i know this is very advanced for me, i thought maybe i could muggle my way through, purely to test my code. But doing this has become a real head-ache, i am using dream weaver but only writing code ( maybe better to work on notepad ? ) and have tried various methods on the web about how to setup a php website through wamp in dream weaver. This is all very daunting as it was not long since i was learning css, and this seems to be a whole new ball game, but one i am very motivated to learn. Basically i was hoping someone had some instructions that would be best suited for me on how to test my PHP code either in dream weaver or notepad. Again i have read a lot over the web but its more of a dummies guide i need. P.s i only need to know how to test my code i have a good tutorial source on the programming unfortunate they don't instruct on testing Thanks.....
Dreamweaver is best for making an outlook of your website. A good php editor is as I know Netbeans, notepad++, Eclipse. BTW the best way to learn php is to install linux - you will have everything in a box. Most websites are uploaded to a linux server so you will have a native environment for developing web site.