Read the first part of PHP Intro: Your first PHP-enabled page and PHP Intro: Something Useful. You don’t have to read the comments.
Download hello-world.zip. Open it in TextWrangler (or whatever text editor you prefer) and read through it.
Be ready to answer the following question next class:
What is the Client? What is the Server? What is a Server-side [...]
Continued…Follow along with the class tonight: Download hello-world.zip.
Using MAMP
MAMP is a Server-in-a-box. Basically, it turns your computer into a local web server. To use MAMP:
Launch MAMP. Start the Servers. Wait until the dots are green. Visit http://localhost:8888/ in your browser. This is your web root. It can only be viewed on your computer. Place PHP programs in Applications/MAMP/htdocs/.
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