Testing PHP on your Web Server ?

[fab5freddy]

When writing PHP code, is it necessary to install MAMP or other installs ?

Could i just upload the PHP files to my Web Server to test them out ?

I have PHP / Apache and MySql installed on my web server.

thanks !

 

[Darth.Titan]

If you're talking about a remote web server, you should be able to upload your PHP files and go. If you want to check you can upload a shot index.php file with:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

and see if it works. If it does you're golden.

MAMP is for local testing, you don't install it on your production server.

 

[fab5freddy]

yeah, that's what i meant, a remote web server.

 

[fab5freddy]

This is the ScreenShot when i uploaded that file you wrote.

Does this mean my remote webserver is running PHP 4.4.9 ?

Does that matter that it is not the latest 5.2.9 ?

thanks,

 

[Mr.nix]

This is the ScreenShot when i uploaded that file you wrote.

Does this mean my remote webserver is running PHP 4.4.9 ?

Does that matter that it is not the latest 5.2.9 ?

thanks,

Yes it's running 4.4.9.

It would matter to me as a coder.

 

[fab5freddy]

What improvements have they made from PHP 4.4.9 to 5.2.9 ?

 

[Cromulent]

What improvements have they made from PHP 4.4.9 to 5.2.9 ?

Numerous. Far too many to say really.

 

[gonnabuyamac]

What improvements have they made from PHP 4.4.9 to 5.2.9 ?

enough that i would upgrade. seriously, it's better to keep up to date with this kind of stuff... and it's free, so why wouldn't you?

 

[fab5freddy]

i have shared hosting with 1 and 1.

Do i have to update it myself, or does 1 and 1 do that ?

 

[NoNameBrand]

i have shared hosting with 1 and 1.

Do i have to update it myself, or does 1 and 1 do that ?

Why don't you ask them? Many webhosts offer both PHP4 and PHP5 at the same time for compatibility reasons, though v4 is EOL, so I suspect they'll be trying to usher people over to PHP5. You probably just have to switch an option in your account.