riley454

Thank you. I've removed my originals and now installed WAMP Are there any standard settings from the WAMP installation that I should reconfigure myself? I assume that everything is set to be used "as-is" for coding purposes. My intent at this point is to develop and trial run my site locally on my computer before I eventually go live. Does the standard installation fulfill this? Also, is there any security settings I need to check within WAMP(or the included programs) that I need to be aware of or need to change to avoid security breaches within my own computer or externally from a permanent internet connection?

Thanks everyone for the advice. I already have the listed programs downloaded, so should I uninstall them before I get WAMP? Or will WAMP overwrite the existing files? OS = Windows XP

I'm a self taught hobbyist and in the process of building my first site, which will has a database of specific businesses searchable by postcode/suburb. The HTML is well under control, but I need to build the database search which I want to be able to develop and test on my computer before going 'live'. As advised by others, to do this, I downloaded Apache Server 2.2/MySQL Server 5.1/PHP 5.2 I also downloaded PHP MyAdmin as suggested. Everything I do with MySQL is working great, but I just don't get what I am meant to do with Apache/PHP/PHP MyAdmin downloads! I have read(and re-read and re-read again) the installation and setup documentation but they aren't written for hobbyists like me. Is there some simple instal/setup/config resources for Apache/PHP/PHPMyAdmin without all the tech jargon that is in each of their own manuals? Am I meant to do something to make them work together or something? And how do I get the PHPAdmin window to open?