[onauc]

Hiya,

Ok, I really need help now.
I want to learn Php programming.
I use windows but I guess the Php scripts I write will be running on Unix/Linux since most webservers of this world are Uniz/linux.

Now, my question is :

Since there are 2 Php versions (one for Windows and one for Unix/Linux) then will that cause any trouble ?
I mean, the tutorials out there, is there a windows tutorial version and a Unix/Linux tutorial version ?
If I read the Windows tutorials and the source codes from it then will they work in webservers under Unix/Linux and vice-versa ?

Frankly, I am stuck !
I do a search on google and many websites come-up and one says do this and another says do that.
So, what should I do ?
Where do you recommend I go to download and install Php ?
I know, I can always use my webhost's server to upload the Php codes and experiment there but that would mean me losing a lot of band-width while "experimenting" and that's why I preferred to download and install Php on my own computer (Windows) but I am worried that the codes that will work on Windows (my computer) might not work on Unix/Linux (my website).
Actually, I can't afford to learn 2 versions of Php (one WIndows and one Unix/Linux) because it is hard enough to learn one version (syntax) in the first-place.
So, what do you all suggest ?
I definietly need help here as I am totally stuck and don't know what to do.

[Iron_Cross]

It doesn't matter.
Download and install the windows version on your computer (granted you'll need to have a webserver set up. I'd suggest Apache, or IIS) since your computer is windows based. But don't worry about the source, it will work on the *nix website.
The source is the same on both. What you are concerning yourself with is what the INTERPRETER will need to run on (in your case windows)

[Vormund]

Yeah, it won't matter much...there are some slight differences in the language, as you can find on PHP's web site (www.php.net). You should download the latest PHP from there...

And for an example, my web host is on Linux, and my debugging/writing/testing is on Windows...I haven't run into a problem yet, and if you do, odds are very good it will be identified on PHP's web site and a fix to get around it.

So...there's only one real version to learn...

The LAMP combo is awsome though, if you like Linux (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP)