I am new to PHP(plz help)

hi 2 all folks…

wel iam very new and unknown to php, so it would be very appreciated if someone can plzz help to find good resources about php.i have tried internet but it is very confused and advance things are given so can not able to co op with it.

by this time i have understand just 1 % about php and try my self to create website page with php coding but i dont know how to run it coz it says i need webserver.

so i dont know how to implement webserver thing. can it possible to convert my laptopn into webserver and how to do it.what kind of software do i require and how.

1000 thanks to all who help me.