[TriLUG] Localhost web server

[matt-nc]

I installed Mandriva 10.1 with every possible package selected.  It appears 
that Apache and PHP are functioning and correctly integrated because I got 
a server error message that seemed to indicate that Apache 2.0.50, 
mod_perl, perl, mod_ssl and PHP/4.3.8 were all running, even though it 
couldn't find the file I specified.

My question is, what do I type in the URL window to get Apache to serve up 
a PHP file?

My objective is to be able to have Apache and PHP running so that I can 
work on PHP and MySQL programming while I am at the library and have no 
access to the internet.

I added the following line to the Apache httpd2.conf file as my PHP book 
instructed:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

Any advice or links to good online tutorials about using Apache for a 
localhost web server w/ PHP would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Matt