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Nathan Begnaud
8,221 PointsIs There Any Free Way To Run PHP Code?
I want to be able to use templates from wordpress.com, or at least see what they look like. Anyway, if there isn't a free way to run PHP code I was thinking about starting a membership with joomla.com in order to view that type of code. Is it worth the money though?
4 Answers
Michael Hulet
47,913 PointsThere are numerous packages you can download that'll install a PHP server locally on your machine for free. I recommend MAMP for Mac users or XAMPP for Windows users. However, not coming from a Wordpress background, I'm not sure if these'll do the trick for you. Feel free to try, though, as these are tried-and-true ways of executing PHP on your computer for free
Kevin Korte
28,149 PointsYou bet you can run PHP code for free on your own computer. I'll echo everything Michael Hulet and confirm that both MAMP and XAMPP will run a fully functioning Wordpress environment without issue. I do it almost every day, and those two programs are the two I've chosen to use whether I'm on my Mac or work's Window's 7 computer.
Shane Anderson
2,396 PointsMAMP works great on my MBP. I love it. its free too. go check it out Nathan
Sergio Montaño
220 PointsIn my personal opinion XAMPP is a good option to run PHP proyects, but I highly recommed you to use WAMP Server, for me it is a better option.