Getting started

If you're a Windows user, you can install and run the following web servers on your computer: Microsoft Personal Web Server (PWS) or Internet Information Server (IIS), a full-featured version of PWS. You can also install the web server on a networked Windows computer so other developers on your team can use it.

If you're a Windows user and want to develop ColdFusion applications, you can instead use the web server installed with the developer edition of the ColdFusion MX. For more information, see Setup for Sample ColdFusion Site.

PWS or IIS may already be installed on your computer. Check your folder structure to see if it contains a C:\Inetpub or D:\Inetpub folder. PWS and IIS create this folder during installation.

If the folder does not exist, do one of the following:

Windows 98 Copy the PWS setup file from the Windows 98 CD to your hard disk. The file is located in the Add-Ons/PWS folder. Next, install the web server. For instructions, see Installing Personal Web Server.

Windows 2000 Install IIS. For more information, see Installing Internet Information Server.

Windows XP Professional Install IIS. For more information, see Installing Internet Information Server.

If you're a Macintosh user interested in developing PHP applications, you can use the Apache web server already installed on your Macintosh. For more information, see Testing the Macintosh web server (PHP developers).

Getting started

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