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PHP doesnt work on my hardrive?

Well, im using php for the first time ever for a site im making. It works if i upload but it doesnt work on my hardrive. Is there a way of making it work? Sorry if this is a stupid question...

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how?

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What exactly is it doing/not doing?

im using this script. and its not doing it...

PHP:

<?php
switch ($HTTP_GET_VARS[id]) {
//Default - case
default:
include "home.html";
break;

//Home - case
case 'home':
include 'home.html';
break;

//About - case
case 'about':
include 'about.html';
break;

//Music - case
case 'music':
include 'music.html';
break;

//Games - case
case 'games':
include 'games.html';
break;

//Links - Case
case 'links':
include 'links.html';
break;

//Team - Case
case 'team':
include 'team.html';
break;

//Write - Case
case 'write':
include 'write.html';
break; 

//Contact - Case
case 'contact':
include 'contact.html'
break;
}
?>

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Do you get errors? Does it show in plain text? Does it ask you to download the file? What does it do?

it works fine uploaded onto the web, but on the hardrive it just doesnt include the file...

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You might want to look at a bundled package that will install all of this for you:
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/

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You want to run PHP on your computer, correct?