Dustin S asked:
I am interested in learning PHP. I have some knowledge in HTML and want to expand on that. I have a MacBook and I am using OS X 10.5.4. I installed MySQL Administrator but I can not log in, I don’t know what I need to do to log in. I just get the “Could not connect to MySQL instance at “http://localhost/.” error. Is MySQL just for testing PHP?? I am confused as to why I even need MySQL. Also, I have DreamWeaver CS3, so I can build PHP, I just don’t know the best way to test it, and I would like to get this local server going so I can test it properly. Any ideas??? ANY info on this subject would be appreciated. Thanks!
PHP is included in OS X. Mysql is a database program. If you want to hold any kind of information, you need a database. Here is a link to enabling PHP in OS X
All you have to do than is upload your files into your Sites folder and open them up in your web browser. I would recommend video training from Lynda.com . They have a PHP training video set that is excellent and will help you get started.
you lack something important… your server is not installed… install apache too…