[thelist] Local server choices

[Scott Schrantz]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Hopkins [mailto:ironmike at inav.net]
> 
> I am trying to set up a development server on my home
> machine. I have very little experience with this type of
> process.
> 
> This package will be used only for local development (self
> teaching  & practice actually).

The way to get the best results, the latest versions, and the most learning out of the experience is to stay away from the "all-in-one" and install each one individually. It can be daunting if you're not familiar with what needs to be done, but luckily there are plenty of "all-in-one" tutorials online.

Here are the tutorials I followed to install Apache, PHP and MySQL on my Windows XP. They tell you step by step just what needs to be done to get everything running smoothly:
http://www.ricocheting.com/server/apache.html
http://www.ricocheting.com/server/php.html
http://www.ricocheting.com/server/mysql.html

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