PHP and MySQL dev environments

[theFijian]

Hi there folks. I already know ASP and SQL Server but want to get into the open source stuff. Anybody know of any free (or relatively cheap) PHP and MySQL development environments I can get my hands on. Only snag may be that I only have a Win 2000 machine.

cheers in advance!

Andy

 

[WeakButHopeful]

I don't think this is the best answer, but I'll share with you what I did (I had only XP Pro and wanted to get into Open Source stuff) just in case nobody else replies.

I had a local computer store put together a P4 1.8 gig machine with 256M machine for me for $300 then added hard, CD and floppy drives from my spare parts supply. I downloaded Red Hat Linux 8 (back then), set up Samba to do file sharing over a Windows workgroup, and then developed PHP while sitting at my main PC in Notepad saving the files on the extra PC and checking them out with either IE6 on mine or Mozilla on the extra PC. I didn't do any MySQL. Everything was free except for the initial hardware.

I won't be at all surprised if someone comes back with a better solution. This was just my approach.

Best wishes and may God bless you.