JamesThePanda Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Hi I want to run PHP script on my computer so I dedided I was going to install apache. but a friend of mine said that if the installtion goes wrong then it can screw my whole system is this true? Thanks James Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/106922-is-apache-safe-to-install-on-my-home-computer/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuws Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 don't worry it will not screw up your system, also i doubt the installation will go wrong. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/106922-is-apache-safe-to-install-on-my-home-computer/#findComment-548005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmania1 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 If your worried aout installation, try downloadng the xampp installer. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/106922-is-apache-safe-to-install-on-my-home-computer/#findComment-548008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesThePanda Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 whats xamppp? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/106922-is-apache-safe-to-install-on-my-home-computer/#findComment-548009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
conker87 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Simple google search said: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html It's an all in one package. It's quite good. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/106922-is-apache-safe-to-install-on-my-home-computer/#findComment-548010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorcon3 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 www.easyphp.org/ php + mysql + apache + phpmyadmin Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/106922-is-apache-safe-to-install-on-my-home-computer/#findComment-548011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFMaBiSmAd Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Installing Apache involves installing a service that "listens" to a specific TCP/IP port number onto your computer. In all the thousands of posts I have seen, no one that as had a problem with Apache has ever had a problem with it screwing up his system. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/106922-is-apache-safe-to-install-on-my-home-computer/#findComment-548087 Share on other sites More sharing options...
haku Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 I use WAMP (Windows, Apache, Mysql, Php) myself. But I have heard good stuff about xampp. Anyways, it won't screw up your system. The only thing that would ever be bad would take a specific effort by you - namely you would have to forward port 80 in your router, and in doing so any pages you are serving on the apache server would be visible to the public. But port forwarding isn't something you can accidentally do. You have to make the effort to do it, and even then it can be quite difficult. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/106922-is-apache-safe-to-install-on-my-home-computer/#findComment-548099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklink Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 I use EasyPHP. I believe the latest version has PHP5 and the latest MySQL update. I wouldn't advise installing an earlier version of EasyPHP and then try upgrading to PHP5. I did it myself, and I found myself lucky to get it working but it seems like hard work for something so small (but then again this is PHP!). Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/106922-is-apache-safe-to-install-on-my-home-computer/#findComment-548101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsjava Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 I use xampp for all my development (my "sandbox", if you will). Never had a problem. Added bonus: you can install it on a thumb drive (flash drive) and use it anywhere you are. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/106922-is-apache-safe-to-install-on-my-home-computer/#findComment-548104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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