MySQL, PHP and Apache Webserver

Mar 9, 12:28 PM By Eoghan O'Brien.

Introduction

In order to set up an Apache Webserver running MySQL and PHP you’ll need to download the packages from they’re respective websites.

Apache is an open source web server which is completely free to download and use. At the time of writing this Apache 2.2.0 was the best version available.

Download Apache

PHP is completely free to download and use. When you reach the download page, look for the latest stable version ( v5.1.2 at time of writing) and download it.

Download PHP

MySQL is a very powerful open-source relational database, again completely free to download and use.
In order to download MySQL you must first register as a user on the site, you will then be given access to the downloads page.

Download MySQL

Apache, MySQL and PHP can be installed in any order you like however in this tutorial I’m goin to start with PHP, then MySQL and finally Apache.

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Hi there, So you wanna build a rating system for your site but you just cant figure out how! Well, you definitely need a basic background in php and mysql but thats about all because I’m gonna show you how to do this with absolute ease.

OK, so what do I need, well…

  • Access to PHPMyAdmin
  • A php/html editor
  • Something to drink

If you have all these, then we’re ready to go, the way this is gonna work is i’m gonna make a rating system for rating the quality of an article. I’ll give you the code then I’ll explain each section.

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I have seen a lot of people asking for a login script on many different forms over the past few weeks, so instead of writing one everytime I see one I have decided to write one and point them to this page whenever they need it. The script uses PHP sessions and a MySQL database. It has 4 pages (index.php,dbc.php,login.php and logout.php) and 1 MySql Database with one Table. Enjoy

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