Recently, I have to build a website. I want to use PHP because the website host is Linux Apache MySQL PHP, and she works in Windows most of the time, so I want to find an apache mysql php ... all tied together Installation package. I am not too familiar with Apache, and PHP is an initial study. I don't want to spend the time on the configuration file. When the time is sufficient, it is not late.
After browsing www.phpe.net, I found www.hotscripts.com, I found a good to download the number of installation packages, http://apache2triad.sf.net, Apache, MySQL, PHP, TCL, Python, Perl and so on are all in one package, the size is about 56m. Oh, a good guy!
Under the installation, covering an area of 200 megabytes, what environment variables, the configuration between these modules is set properly, only click, next step, complete all the best. The rest is to find a PHP editor and debugging environment, PHP Expert Editor, Well, it's true, 2M, run, debug, and the results show a good dragon.
I prefer Eclipse, and there is also a phpeclipse's plugin. It is seen in http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/chow20040921.php3, but unfortunately, I am sorry to pull an eclipse everyone. .
In addition, Vim is searching in http://vim.sf.net, and PHP-related scripts is still a lot, trying PHP.DICT and PHP_CONSOLE.VIM, it is also possible. When I won't use the line of the VIM to flow, it is the day I am abandoning other editors.
On these two days, I went shopping at PHP, I saw the recommended IDE: Zend Studio, phped. Ok, I have to start my PHP journey.
Good luck!