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<div id="tutorial.requirements" class="section">

   <div class="info"><h1 class="title">What do I need?</h1></div>

   <p class="para">

    In this tutorial we assume that your server has activated support 

    for PHP and that all files ending in <var class="filename">.php</var>

    are handled by PHP. On most servers, this is the default extension

    for PHP files, but ask your server administrator to be sure. If

    your server supports PHP, then you do not need to do anything. Just

    create your <var class="filename">.php</var> files, put them in your

    web directory and the server will automatically parse them for you.

    There is no need to compile anything nor do you need to install

    any extra tools. Think of these PHP-enabled files as simple HTML

    files with a whole new family of magical tags that let you do all

    sorts of things.  Most web hosts offer PHP support, but if your

    host does not, consider reading the <a href="http://www.php.net/links.php" class="link external">&raquo; 

    PHP Links</a> section for resources on finding PHP enabled

    web hosts.

   </p>

   <p class="para">

    Let us say you want to save precious bandwidth and develop locally.  

    In this case, you will want to install a web server, such as 

    <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/" class="link external">&raquo; Apache</a>, and of course 

    <a href="http://www.php.net/downloads.php" class="link external">&raquo; PHP</a>. You will most likely 

    want to install a database as well, such as 

    <a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/" class="link external">&raquo; MySQL</a>.

   </p>

   <p class="para">

    You can either install these individually or choose a simpler way. Our

    manual has <a href="install.php" class="link">installation instructions for

    PHP</a> (assuming you already have some web server set up). In case

    you have problems with installing PHP yourself, we would suggest you ask

    your questions on our <a href="http://www.php.net/mailing-lists.php" class="link external">&raquo; installation

    mailing list</a>. If you choose to go on the simpler route, then

    <a href="http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Software_and_Servers/Installation_Kits/" class="link external">&raquo; locate a pre-configured package</a>

    for your operating system,  which automatically installs all of these

    with just a few mouse clicks. It is easy to setup a web server with PHP

    support on any operating system, including MacOSX, Linux and Windows.

    On Linux, you may find <a href="http://www.rpmfind.net/" class="link external">&raquo; rpmfind</a> and

    <a href="http://rpm.pbone.net/" class="link external">&raquo; PBone</a> helpful for

    locating RPMs. You may also want to visit <a href="http://www.apt-get.org/" class="link external">&raquo; apt-get</a> to find packages for Debian.

   </p>

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