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In order to allow us to run a webserver application in a web-browser, we need a scripting language that will allow the web-browser to function dynamically (i.e. being able to change frequently, as opposed to being "static" or unchanging). In this section, we will demonstrate how a scripting language (PHP) can be used for the web-browser to react in a more dynamic fashion.
{{Admon/tip |PHP Scripting Language|WIP}}
'''Perform the following steps:'''
=== Install, Configure and Run MySQL Database Server ===
We complete the last piece of the puzzle by installing, configuring and running a database server to support your webmail application that will be installed and setup in the next investigation. MySQL is used to allow storage and retrieval of structured data. SQL is a command language (used by countless services for all kinds of use casesscripting languages such as PHP) to allow programmers to access databases contained within a server (or other servers via a network) to be used within web-based applications via the web-browser. Again we We won't spend much time learning the details of MySQL configuration but you need a basic server set up. You may remember when setting up MySQL from OPS235 - we're doing it is basically the nearly identical thing heresame concept. {{Admon/tip |Using MYSQL|WIP}}
'''Perform the following steps:'''