Workshop 1 - Basic PHP programming

To start developing and experimenting on PHP, we first need to acquire the
required resources for running and creating PHP pages. First things first. Find a good PHP editor. there are many free ones available online.

Then we would need the environment to run our PHP pages. The PHP engine works well

with the Apache Web server; a MySQL server is also needed in exercises found in this workshop.Apache and MySQLboth are needed to be downloaded separately to run
PHP programs.As for the the other requirements, in this workshop I utilize the help of a a WAMP server to easily setup all the requireements. For those Using normal  Apache set-ups, i recommend visiting http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.php for guidelines on how to install PHP.

WAMP is short for Windows Apache MySQL PHP. It contains literally what it stands for in one
easy to install package. Another alternative for installing manually is the UniformServer.

Installing WAMP server is a breeze. After installation, you can access the WAMP www
directory to add the needed PHP pages. WAMP also provides us with a console to quickly manage the server, accessible from the system tray.