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Install and run this XAMPP program (which will start a bunch of sub-services/programs that are common -- explained in the article) and then, while it's running, browse to either http://localhost or http://127.0.0.1 ("localhost" is synonymous with that IP address) which will show you the XAMPP default page. It's then up to you to replace their supplied default web content with yours, make changes, refresh your browser, and thus "test" the web server. All you need after XAMPP is setup and running is any web browser on the local machine (or LAN) where XAMPP is installed. Try it. You might be impressed how cool (and in some ways "simple"?) this all is.
Xampp is surprisingly easy to get running successfully--and it'll run on a USB thumb drive. I use it for a database project I'm working on and can carry it wherever I go. It includes PHP, MySQL, and Perl, among other features.
They warn you not to expose it to the world, since it's wide open and has almost zero security. A start toward limiting access is when Windows firewall pops up and asks for permission, don't give it. It still works fine. And, of course, shut it down when you're not using it.
When you need a "real" web server, there are numerous options, particularly if you can dedicate an old computer to the task. I like ClearOS and find it relatively easy to set up and run.
They warn you not to expose it to the world, since it's wide open and has almost zero security. A start toward limiting access is when Windows firewall pops up and asks for permission, don't give it. It still works fine. And, of course, shut it down when you're not using it.
When you need a "real" web server, there are numerous options, particularly if you can dedicate an old computer to the task. I like ClearOS and find it relatively easy to set up and run.
I discovered Server2Go when I wanted to have a inhouse "copy" of our hosted website, for testing site changes prior to deploying. Being a Windows environment, I was looking for something less complicated than setting up a Linux box or installing Apache and MySQL in a Windows OS. Other than a couple of small config file tweaks, I was able to get the site up, including a authenticated users area.
http://www.server2go-web.de
http://www.server2go-web.de
You don't say some people are slow to notice some programs
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