Web Hosting Offers and Requests

**jamest** · 02-20-2008, 05:22 PM

I am currently teaching myself PHP. To help me I am looking for a free host that offers PHP and mysql which I can use to test PHP scripts. I do not care about the amount of space or bandwidth that the site offers. does anyone have a site they would recommend.

**tripy** · 02-20-2008, 07:09 PM

Why don't you use your computer ?
Download xampp for windows: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

Install it in the directory of your choice (I like c:\www), and put your files into c:\www\htdocs.
Then, after you started the web server through the xampp console, you will be able to reach your scripts on http://localhost/the_name_of_your_script.php
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#1168

**CSS4Life** · 02-20-2008, 07:55 PM

I believe this is more suited to the web hosting offers and requests forum since you are requesting a hosting offer, so I have moved the threat

**colbyt** · 02-20-2008, 08:08 PM

I have to agree completely with tripy.

Testing this stuff on localhost is the best way to go. With a live sever sometimes caching issues can present a problem. With a locahost server you can have your editor open in one window and your browser in another.

If you do the xampp, I suggest not using the windows installer version. The other version makes no registry entries.

**vangogh** · 02-20-2008, 08:19 PM

I'm going to vote for setting up a local server too. xampp is the easiest solution, though if you feel up to it you can install Apache, PHP, and MySQL each on your computer. That's the set up I currently use. It wasn't fun installing everything, but it was a good learning experience.

xampp is the much easier way to go.

**awhost.0lx.net** · 02-20-2008, 08:49 PM

If u cant do it on your own computer use awhost.0lx.net, i know this is kinda self advertising but it does have what u need.

**jamest** · 02-20-2008, 10:14 PM

I am going to go with tripy's idea and am currently downloading xampp. I am also going to set up an account with awhost.0lx.net's site so I can show other people my work.

Thanks to everyone who replied