I want to run PHP on my computer, mostly just so I can test it and learn it in a hands-on way. I'm not planning on turning my computer into a server; I just need the practice so I can pursue web development as a career.
I'm referring to the character set that allows you to use things like Japanese kanji and Arabic letters, as in <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
