What is the easiest way to practice PHP on Ubuntu?

Question

I am learning PHP and I'm looking for the simplest way to run practice scripts. I already have netbeans installed.

Answer 1

from synaptic or from terminal you need to install apache2, php5, phpmyadmin, mysql-server for working with php,then type http://localhost/ in browser it shows "it works"

"place your php scripts in /var/www folder with an extension of .php" like 'example.php', 'welcome.php'

Answer 2

Install LAMP: sudo apt-get install lamp-server^ (be sure to use the caret), it's a breeze (at least in Ubuntu 10.10). Installs Apache and mysql automatically. Then open up NetBeans, set the root to the /var/www root folder and off you go! I did it not much time ago and it took me 20 minutes in all (if you install phpmyadmin, be careful 'coz sometimes it creates a symlink in /usr/share instead of a link in the root /var/www, that took me most of the time to figure out)

Answer 3

sudo apt-get install php5-dev mysql-server apache2

password

hit [y]es

go to http://localhost/

write code in /var/www/

Answer 4

Install LAMPP: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html

It includes apache server, php, mysql, even phpmyadmin already bundled. Pretty easy to setup, just follow instructions.