PHP website
 

Okay Ive decided to tryout making a PHP website.

Few questions


1.How do I host the website on my home computer?
2.What router settings do I need to change?
3.What program do I need to change and edit everything?
4.Do I have to code the PHP or is there a visual editor?

Thanks

1. what os are you running and will it be online all the time?
(if not i have webhosting and you have an account, dork! :) )

2. just forward port 80 to the ip of the computer that the webserver of your choice sits on.
3. notepad works, if not, use something crazy like dreamweaver
4. yes you'd have to code the php, there is no visual editor lol.

your decision to make a php website could be quite an undertaking or not one at all. go sit at a book store like b&n or borders and read up on the concepts of php first with a sheet of paper and a pen.

try some of the examples and use php.net a lot, all the info you'll need for php is there if you're willing to understand it.

nonono don't use dreamweaver use Ultraedit

http://www.ultraedit.com

it's what I use

right on, and if you're a tru coder you'd have the 1337 vi and/or emacs skillz.