Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!weretis.net!feeder5.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Twayne" Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.php Subject: Re: How stupid ARE people? Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 19:46:05 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 39 Message-ID: References: <1z0vp.5524$Du7.4253@newsfe04.iad> Injection-Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 23:46:15 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="Ck9MLZhh/J/1ZPDznJ8sDQ"; logging-data="15983"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18Z40Bpb4K+Iz01ThYaWRnT" X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 Cancel-Lock: sha1:w1gA7oMvOpBNQSaB+uUxMOj42ds= X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6090 Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:3525 comp.lang.c++:4700 comp.lang.php:1419 In news:ippupp$6e1$1@dont-email.me, Jerry Stuckle typed: > On 5/3/2011 10:33 AM, Twayne wrote: >> In >> news:timstreater-732456.17181402052011@news.individual.net, >> Tim Streater typed: >>> In article, >>> "Twayne" wrote: >>> >> >> ... >> >>> >>> Why would PHP not be available on my own machine. I run >>> PHP scripts all the time. >> >> I can't really say since you gave no information at all. >> A lot of 'nix bundles might include it but Windows for >> instance does not. And unless you have installed a >> server installed locally on your machine, PHP scripts >> are not running on your machine. All you'll get when it >> runs is a page showing the PHP script, but no PHP >> results. Once you're into production mode, then the PHP >> is running on whatever server you are using for your >> production site/s. So you have actually not said >> anything but a few words with nothing to describe what >> you're doing. That of course if of absolutely no use to >> newbies and the inexperienced users looking to get into >> PHP programming. HTH, >> >> Twayne` >> >> > > PHP scripts run fine on Windows without a web server. More half-information and useless to boot.