Either you could download latest version of php, mysql & apache server or better you just need to install xampp. Versions of it are available for all OS
Since a PHP file basically is a text file, yes. But beware - opening and running a PHP file are not the same. If you want to run a PHP file, you will need a webserver with PHP module enabled.
you need to be running a lamp / wamp server on your machine... point the browser to the file and it wll run. you can also use command line to run php scrips when you have lamp/wamp installed
Once you install wamp server. Any file with php extenstion like xyz.php you put in www folder will be executed as PHP file.
No, PHP is text file with .php extension.
A PHP file is a text file containing code to be run on a webserver by a program called php. It's the most used dynamic page script engine as it is free and open source.Use the fopen() function to open files in PHP. The first parameter of this function is the file to be opened and the second parameter specifies in which mode the file should be opened
The file extension for PHP is .php
This particular file is a file specific to the PHP program or script you are using. It is not a "php system file".
A file whose extension is "*.php" are typically interpreted by the PHP language. (php.net)
Set up a PHP file and put the following in it. <?php phpinfo(); ?> Then run it on the server, it will have all the information you will need including what version you are running.
PHP Web Development and Running PHP application requires a lots of efforts and tools. For running PHP file on web browser we required a compiler which can convert php files to HTML files. And a web server like Wamp helps a php file to convert it to PHP. Basic Component of WAMP Server are : Wnodows : Which is our OS. Apache : Web server for responding with web pages. MySql : Databases Query and PHP
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The first thing you would need to open up and run a PHP file would be to have a web server with PHP installed on your local development site like XAMPP, WAMP, or MAMP. Alternatively, you could open a PHP file in any text editor, like VS Code or Sublime Text, to view or edit the code, but to run the file, it needs to be executed from a server that has PHP support. To know more..connectinfosoft