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# Getting Started
## Use the Current Stable Version (5.4)
If you are just getting started with PHP make sure to start with the current stable release of [PHP 5.4][php-release]. PHP has made great strides adding powerful [new features](#language_highlights) over the last few years. Don't let the minor version number difference between 5.2 and 5.4 fool you, it represents _major_ improvements.
## Built-in web server
You can start learning PHP without the hassle of installing and configuring a full-fledged web server (PHP 5.4 required). To start the server, run the following from your terminal in your project's web root:
> php -S localhost:8000
* [Learn about the built-in, command line web server][cli-server]
[php-release]: http://www.php.net/downloads.php
[cli-server]: http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.webserver.php
## Mac Setup
OS X comes prepackaged with PHP. As of Mountain Lion, it is _not_ the current stable version of PHP, though. You can get the PHP executable through a number of Mac [package managers][mac-package-managers] or [compile it yourself][mac-compile] (if compiling, be sure to have Xcode installed, or Apple's substitute ["Command Line Tools for Xcode" downloadable from Apple's Mac Developer Center][apple-developer]). For a complete Apache, MySQL, and PHP installation check out [MAMP2][mamp-downloads].
[mac-package-managers]: http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.macosx.packages.php
[mac-compile]: http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.macosx.compile.php
[xcode-gcc-substitution]: https://github.com/kennethreitz/osx-gcc-installer
[apple-developer]: https://developer.apple.com/downloads
[mamp-downloads]: http://www.mamp.info/en/downloads/index.html
## Windows Setup
You can install PHP on windows from an install executable found on the official [PHP Downloads][php-downloads] page. For a complete Apache, MySQL, and PHP installation check out [WAMP][wamp-installer].
* [Read more about the official PHP Windows Installer][windows-installer]
[php-downloads]: http://www.php.net/downloads.php
[windows-installer]: http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.installer.msi.php
[wamp-installer]: http://www.wampserver.com/
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