How can I get this to work without uploading it live

I can not continue working this way

[Sarah Atkinson]

I simply want a way to be able to run/test code localy. simple right everyone here probably does it but me. I just can't seem to figure it out.

Can someone direct me to simple easy instructions to set up a test server?
(And create an efficient testing enviorment)

I am running XP localy and we have IIS instaled on our internal application server.

Our remote host server runs IIS.

although I don't have rights to the folder. but if I whine and complain eought I might be able to get them.

I so should have done this 6 months ago but kept telling myself "I can get by"

we do not want to test on our internal server. Also if needed I can get an extra pc out of stock to use for testing if needed.

[Sarah Atkinson]

simple steps on what needs to be done
(and maybe a little logic behind them) should surfice.

I think I can figure out the "how" as soon as I know the "what".

any tips would also be apreciated.

[StupidScript]

Hi Sarah ... been there.

I suggest downloading and installing XAMPP [apachefriends.org]. It's as easy an installation as you can get, and everything you will need for local testing of HTML, PHP, MySQL and lots more is quickly and neatly placed on your system and fully configured.

Except ... oops ... sorry I didn't notice you were running IIS. (Should have read your whole message!)

If you want to duplicate the server environment, then there no way around setting up a production machine with all of your Microsoft stuff on it. Sorry. IIS is IIS, after all.

If you just want to test PHP scripts, though, check out XAMPP.