"chris~Roddie" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:cq5557$oms$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> I wish to set up a web site using flash which will retrieve and send data
from
> a database. I've heard that connecting to a mySql database using php is a
good
> way of doing this and since these are both free wish to do this. I plan
to
> store the website on my ISP's server as they provide us with a little bit
of
> free web space. I know their server is php and mySql enabled but my real
> predicament is that i want to design and test my website locally and
offline on
> my laptop which is running windows xp. Is it possible to install php4 and
> mysql on my windows system to allow me to do this. And if so how to i go
about
> doing this. I have experimented with doing this but it doesn't seem
possible
> to do this unless you have a server to compile the php files (is this
> correct???) Do i therefore have to install something equivalent to
appache to
> do this or is this not right. So if anyone could describe exactly what I
have
> to do to achieve this (if it is even possible) or point me in the
direction of
> appropraite resources I'd much appreciate it. Chris Roddie
>

> So if anyone could describe exactly what I have
> to do to achieve this (if it is even possible) or point me in the
direction of
> appropraite resources I'd much appreciate it.