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Originally Posted by bencharity
Wow, how does that work? Basically sets up a faux server on an external? Where do you get that?
(sorry for so many questions, but this is all news to me and sounds great!)
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Normally, it sets up a server (apache, mysql, php) on your hard drive, as if it were a program that you easily start and stop. Somewhere in it's preferences, you tell it what folder, on your hard drive, contains all of your website files, and once it's turned on, you go to
http://localhost/ in your web browser and it just works. Most developers, in agencies, do it this way (with some sort of file-merge taking place nightly/weekly/etc.).
For windows:
Install PHP 5 Apache MySQL on Windows : WampServer
For mac:
living-e AG: MAMP - Mac - Apache - MySQL - PHP