PHP/SQL

antijoke · 14 Dec 2011 at 10:49

I'm after some pointers for a project I will be looking to do for my employer.

They currently use a webpage (with a basic table layout) to display sales performance for the sales team which links to a database and shows the relevant information for the month of what has been sold/people who haven't sold (this is currently coded using MySQL/PHP/ASP).

Now I am looking to re-write and make a new one for them, but at present on my laptop at home I do not have SQL/PHP/ASP or anything else installed.

What steps/where do I need to go to get all the required resources together to start putting something toghether?

Thanks.

Izi · 14 Dec 2011 at 11:00

It's using php & asp? Seems like an odd mix.

If you have never done any web development before, this is not going to be easy for you.

What operating system do you have on your laptop?

antijoke · 14 Dec 2011 at 11:04

I have done some web development before/linking to databases from websites, I am a little rusty though I admit.

It was made by a previous IT technician who has left the business and no-one else knows anything about it.

I have Windows 7 home on my laptop.

FabienO · 14 Dec 2011 at 11:08

XAMPP + notepad

Edward01 · 14 Dec 2011 at 16:22

FabienO said:
XAMPP + notepad

Wamp + notepad++

Staffy · 14 Dec 2011 at 17:24

Simplest way is XAMPP gives you mysql, apache etc.. easy one click install.
Notepad++ for code editing.

You might want to take a look at some of the php frameworks out there, codeigniter is one of the most popular, Zend and my favourite is Yii.

Does seem odd that they have mixed up asp with php on the same project though.

antijoke · 14 Dec 2011 at 23:10

Thanks for the advice will have a look at xampp.

AHarvey · 15 Dec 2011 at 10:47

Also have a look at usbwebserver.