How to Start Using PHP

So Now I Return BACK!!!!!!!!!!

Question now arises how shall we start using PHP and make its first page. There are mainly 2 prerequisites

1. Web Server package.
2. PHP based IDE. (i recommend using IDE because they save time and are easy to use)

Web Server Package

I personally use xampp. XAMPP  is a free and open source cross-platform web server solution stack package, consisting mainly of the Apache HTTP Server, MySQL database, and interpreters for scripts written in the PHP and Perl programming languages.

Other most common server package is WAMP. 

PHP based IDE

IDE are very important now days for any fast development of projects and programs. For PHP there are various available IDE and editors.

• Top Style 5.0-Though this is html and css editor but it provide you feature to connect to other web development languages. This is my personal favorite since its best for css as well as provide PHP connections. (I would later tell you how to connect top style with PHP).
• PHPdesigner8-This is another very popular for PHP based designing but not so good for css embedding. 

There are various other available resources with which you could start using PHP.

I personally go for Top Style 5.0 along with xampp.

Connecting Top Style with PHP

This is very easy to do once you install both top style and xampp.

1. Open Top Style.
2. Go to Options>Options (You could directly press F8 in case of  Top Style 5.0)
3. See for Preview>Mappings Click it 
   
   
   
   4. Click on Add Button and Choose File where u have htdocs document in your xampp installation location in my case its G:\xampp\htdocs\
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   5. Press Ok and Finally Press Apply To install these settings.
   Finally we are now ready to start our PHP web based development :)))