Java Learners
Introduction to PHP
One of the fastest growing  server side scripting language  today , hypertext pre- processor or popularly known as PHP is a web developer's paradise. An open source, it comes with lots of online tutorials , and forums. I myself was carried with a lot of promise, and have extensively used the power of this language over a period of time.
There was a bit of problem when i tried installing PHP on my 64-bit VISTA machine ( Dell Studio 15). So I start here with the same. If you are new to PHP , or just want to start installing , this page provides links to useful place on net where step by step installation is document with the pictures and screenshots. Once initialised , we can start with PHP as the major power in web.
PreInstalling PHP This is basic guiding instructions for the pre-installation of PHP .
Ch1- Install PHP  
Install Apache This is Apache WEB SERVER installation , and should not be confused with Apache Tomcat. Apache tomcat is application server , while we are referring to web server here .
Verify Installed Apache Just to confirm whether the Apache has been installed correctly or not.
Configure Apache Web Server to PHP Once we are done with this , we are ready to work with PHP. Lets start with some hands-on after we have completed the installation.