Way to view PHP files on your computer?

Without uploading them to server?

[PFOnline]

Is there a way to view what certain PHP files will look like, without having to upload them to your server?

I'm testing out page layouts, and its kind of a pain to upload it every time to see what it looks like.

I think I've heard of something like this before, but I forgot what it's called.

[jatar_k]

you could install a development environment

Installing a new web server: Apache2, PHP5, MySQL4 and PHPmyAdmin. [webmasterworld.com]
or
Installing PHP5 Under Windows XP and Apache [webmasterworld.com]

[PFOnline]

Thanks jatar. :)