Background:
I am learning Drupal and recently I purchased the book "Using Drupal" . The book comes with sample code to execute several tutorial exercises. This sample code, however, requires PHP 5.2. Therefore in order to get the setup working I must complete the following two steps; 1) install XAMPP in my desktop (currently running Window XP Home) and 2) install the sample code provided by "Using Drupal". For both steps I have encountered problems, and these are enumerated as follows:
1) When I install XAMPP 1.7.3, Apache does not want to initiated, no errors, ( no nothing ) indicated. I checked the software requirements and it does include Win XP. Am I missing a required upgrade? I have service pack 2 installed.
2) Say I resolve the first issue, then I need to substite PHP 5.3 with PHP 5.2 in XAMPP 1.7.3. Any pointers?
Cheers,
Eduardo
San José, Costa Rica