[thelist] php dev on a laptop...

[Andrew Forsberg]

>I'm getting into PHP/MySQL, and find that it is work that lends itself well
>to being done on my laptop (lots of typing/text...not a lot of graphic
>production/touchpadding). I'm running Windows 2000, PHP 4.04 and MySQL
>3.2something. I like to create a mapped netowrk drive on the laptop with my
>main work directory (from my desktop machine...for file synchronization
>purposes). Trouble is, IIS doesn't like creating virtual folders
>[...]

Hi John,

I can't help you with IIS / Homesite, but I've been running a PHP / 
MySQL / Apache / Linux combo on a really old Thinkpad for over a year 
with no trouble so far. Apache's online docs have a clear description 
of how to setup virtual domains, making working multiple projects on 
the one box quite straightforward. Having it all on a laptop is handy 
since it can be hidden out of foot's way when you're working at a 
workstation, and brought out to a presentation if the client doesn't 
have internet access in their boardroom.

I do hope someone else can help you with your IIS situation -- but I 
thought I'd offer an alternative that's worked for me...

Best,
Andrew
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Andrew Forsberg
uberNET
http://www.uber.net.nz/