I just recv'd a disc package of PHP templates and raw scripts.  I run
MSW2K / MSXPPro workstations connected to our MS S2K3 and I was told
there is software to allow a person to view PHP on their computer
without any fancy coding, thus allowing one to review their templates,
not program, but just view.  Does anyone know of this software. 
PHPFreaks: I don't know, PHPBuilder: yes but use our forum, 2 hours
and a lot of ccrap, nothing.  I am a great html and c++ coder, but
this PHP is really new to me.  I just want to see and choose 3
templates from the 210 on this DVD.  There are no html images or jpg
renderings of the sites either in their respective folders.  I am
still searching also on Google.  Another hosting site stated they
could set the files for me to review at 7 dollars per site ($1470.00),
wish I was drinking what they had for lunch!!!!

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Clarification of Question by zenonone-ga on 20 Sep 2005 18:55 PDT

How can a person look at 210 complete PHP templates on a DVD media, on
a Windows 2000 Pro /or XPPro workstation, not connected to any
network, just a standalone system.  I understand from a few forum
members of PHP sites that there is someone's software that allows the
files to opened and view, just like a html index file.

Double click the correct page link and the page pops just like on the webserver.

What is this software or is there a way to configure this standalone
station to open this DVD and preview these complete PHP templates. 
Because all I get now is a blank white screen and a scream from me
when I open these templates!!!!!
Two days and 19 hours surf the PHP sites and I am exhausted:(

You may want to try installing apache on your own system. This is not
hard and would allow you to view your php without using an external
server. Look at
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/platform/windows.html

Once you install apache you are going to want to install php so that
it works with your apache server.
http://www.php.net/downloads.php

is where do do this. Both apache and php come precomiled for windows
systems so it should be fairly painless. If you don't want to install
apache, php can be downloaded as a standalone executable and you could
pontentially have it parse the whole dvd... I wouldn't recomend that
though.

You can run apache without being connected to the network, just access
the server from http://localhost/ Once you set everything up.

I am a mac guy and I have software for viewing php sans server on a
mac so I would assume there is software out there for the pc but I
wouldn't know about it. The mac software company is barebones software
and can be found at http://www.barebones.com/index.shtml the name of
the software is bbedit.

Hope this helps.... if you feel like it warents an answer and money
let me know I don't really know how it works...

I have an application called xampp which is a apache server with php
sql perl ftp and lot of other applications buit in. I could prvide
this by email as the  answer to the question

I wanted to let you folks that answered the info for me here that I am
going to try both solutions here with some new hardware I ordered. 
Please let me have until Sept. 30 here to use the swappable HDD cases
and to configure a used blade I got from eBay for a very affordable
price I may add.  This will allow for the install of apache and to use
a Sams's Apache in 3 days quick book.

I really appreciate this support here.

Zen
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Hey I feel good after the first round of answers.  I am applying the
setup motor767.ga offered and consider that as an Answer, but also
samharnett-ga being an Answer also.  If you guys can get this to the
right folks, I'd like to pay both of you.  You each gave answers I can
use, now it is my responsibility.  Thanks!! 4/5 comments

ZEN
 1

You should run a web server on your own machine without connenting to
other machine.
If you are running WindowsXP, you should try some WAMP packages, which
include Apache, MySQL and PHP, in order to view the PHP page. Here is
one: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

Hi,

"EasyPHP is a complete software package allowing to use all the power
and the flexibility that offers the dynamic language PHP and the
effecient use of databases under Windows. Package includes an Apache
server, a MySQL database, a fully PHP execution, as well as easy
development tools for your web site or your applications."

First, you have to install this software. So you have a Web Server in
your P.C. The directory of this Server is {RootInstalation}\www\
You have to copy the folders into that directory.
In your browser the location of your Server is http://localhost/

Example:

The Root Instalation is C:\web\

The folder to copy is my_teplate

I copy the folder "my_template" into C:\web\www\

The location of the folder "my_template" is  http://localhost/my_template/

Official Page:
http://www.easyphp.org

Download it for:
http://easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/quickeasyphp/easyphp1-8_setup.exe

I hope this helps to you... Regards!

Rodrigo