Help setting up a php site.

[Raunkus2]

Hello group.  I already have a php web site set up and hosted by an internet service provider.  I FTP all the files over the internet to the site.  I have found that the only way to debut it is to set up a local version of it with my own Operating Server.  I assume that this is the case, anyway.

I also assume that I should use a Linux distribution in order to do this properly.  I have a Linux machine already.  So I guess this will do.

Can anyone suggest a way to get started with this?

[SkycityVictorians]

Depending on which operation system you're using, you should check for a instruction on how to installl LAMP.

For Ubuntu you can use this guide https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-linux-apache-mysql-php-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu.

This will install and web server, which supports PHP and MySQL. If the linux machine is at your home, and you want to make it accessable from outside, you should think of setting up a firewall and open the ports at your router (instructions can get found online).

Friendly Regards
- SkycityVictorians

[Hydrogen]

If your site is a CMS or framework.

There's a config.php file or settings that need to be changed to connect the site to the SQL backend.

[jacktheking]

Your question is a little bit confusing.

You already send your file to an online server via FTP. Now that you want to make it live and so you want to make a local copy of it? Well, I don't really understand your question.