?– Tip In this chapter you??™ll be guided through the manual installation and configuration process. Manually
installing and configuring Apache and PHP is a good idea because it will familiarize you with the many
configuration options at your disposal, allowing you to ultimately wield greater control over how your
Web sites operate. However, if you??™re ultimately going to rely on the services of a Web hosting provider
and just want to quickly set up a test environment so you can get to coding, consider downloading
XAMPP (http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html), a free automated Apache installer that
includes, among other things, PHP, Perl, and MySQL. XAMPP is available for Linux and Windows, with
Mac OS X and Solaris solutions in development.
Downloading Apache
These days, Apache is packaged with all mainstream Linux distributions, meaning if
you??™re using one of these platforms, chances are quite good you already have it installed
or can easily install it through your distribution??™s packaging service (e.g., by running
the apt-get command on Ubuntu). Therefore, if this applies to you, by all means skip
this section and proceed to the section ???Downloading PHP.??? However, if you??™d like to
install Apache manually, follow along with this section.
Because of tremendous daily download traffic, it??™s suggested you choose a download
location most closely situated to your geographical location (known as a mirror).
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