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Dusteh · 15-06-2006, 10:58

I'm currently using XAMPP to run an apache / mysql environment on my PC, is there anything better out there for this task?

d3mcfadden · 15-06-2006, 11:28

easyPHP works...

pgo · 15-06-2006, 11:59

I like XAMPP. Works for me.

I think the ideal would be actual installations of Apache, PHP, and MySQL. Along with phpMyAdmin, probably. That can give headaches, though, so I just use XAMPP.

lyndon · 15-06-2006, 12:13

what pogo said really

pgo · 15-06-2006, 12:47

I'd add to my previous post: "...because I'm a lazy sack of shit."

I'd also add that I use XAMPP Lite because I don't care about the FileZilla extension shit or whatever that is. Same with whatever that mail nonsense they include is.

Dusteh · 15-06-2006, 13:36

aha, thats what I want really, I don't want filezilla or the other extras added.

mike_m · 15-06-2006, 18:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by pgo

I think the ideal would be actual installations of Apache, PHP, and MySQL. Along with phpMyAdmin.

That's how we do it, and it's definitely no hassle at all. just a few ini settings to change etc.. Though if it were up to me I'd use Xamp or wamp etc. But I'm a lazy cunt. Luckily my business partner is an obsessive PHP develoiper who has to arrange the settings of every PC within a mile radius of him.

If you want I can get him to zip up the files we use and put a basic installation together?

pgo · 15-06-2006, 18:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike_mitry

If you want I can get him to zip up the files we use and put a basic installation together?

That'd be cool.

I'm trying to find the time to properly learn AMP development (it'll be a slow process, of course), but knowing how to install and configure the components properly would be great.

Dusteh · 16-06-2006, 03:48

As a side note pgo, knowing that this stuff interests you, - for a larger scale XHMTL/CSS compliant CMS, I'm currently going through Drupal (www.drupal.org) to see if it fits the bill...seems to have an extremely flexible structure system that looks interesting. Have you looked at this CMS yet, if so, any comments?

mike_m · 16-06-2006, 06:25

We looked at drupal, and it depends on the project, but in most cases it's total overkill, in much the same way as one of the *Nuke systems. I'd look at it more as a framework for creating your own web app/portal than a CMS. Plus, it's not the most easy to use system for the end user (ie. your client's bosses secretary etc.).

Saying that, I know some guys (one of them is a regular contributor to the Drupal source) who use it for absolutely everything, and they produce good stuff. But they live and breathe it, and I couldn't get that dependant on one system.

Pgo - might not be today, as we're both out of the office, but I'll sort it out.

pgo · 16-06-2006, 10:05

No worries mike.

Drupal looks OK - I've only really played with the demo. What I don't really like about it is that the administration side is basically a modification of the public site - in other words, you get more options. I like my backend and frontend to be different. (snicker) But I won't write off Drupal - they use it for The Onion.

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mike_m Work faster microphone .. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,709	We looked at drupal, and it depends on the project, but in most cases it's total overkill, in much the same way as one of the *Nuke systems. I'd look at it more as a framework for creating your own web app/portal than a CMS. Plus, it's not the most easy to use system for the end user (ie. your client's bosses secretary etc.). Saying that, I know some guys (one of them is a regular contributor to the Drupal source) who use it for absolutely everything, and they produce good stuff. But they live and breathe it, and I couldn't get that dependant on one system. Pgo - might not be today, as we're both out of the office, but I'll sort it out. __________________

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15-06-2006, 11:28	#2 (permalink)
d3mcfadden Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: - Posts: 694	easyPHP works...

15-06-2006, 11:59	#3 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	I like XAMPP. Works for me. I think the ideal would be actual installations of Apache, PHP, and MySQL. Along with phpMyAdmin, probably. That can give headaches, though, so I just use XAMPP.

15-06-2006, 12:13	#4 (permalink)
lyndon Venti Macchiato Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 1,154	what pogo said really

15-06-2006, 12:47	#5 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	I'd add to my previous post: "...because I'm a lazy sack of shit." I'd also add that I use XAMPP Lite because I don't care about the FileZilla extension shit or whatever that is. Same with whatever that mail nonsense they include is.

15-06-2006, 13:36	#6 (permalink)
Dusteh Sir digby chicken caesar Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 4,853	aha, thats what I want really, I don't want filezilla or the other extras added.

16-06-2006, 03:48	#9 (permalink)
Dusteh Sir digby chicken caesar Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 4,853	As a side note pgo, knowing that this stuff interests you, - for a larger scale XHMTL/CSS compliant CMS, I'm currently going through Drupal (www.drupal.org) to see if it fits the bill...seems to have an extremely flexible structure system that looks interesting. Have you looked at this CMS yet, if so, any comments?

16-06-2006, 10:05	#11 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	No worries mike. Drupal looks OK - I've only really played with the demo. What I don't really like about it is that the administration side is basically a modification of the public site - in other words, you get more options. I like my backend and frontend to be different. (snicker) But I won't write off Drupal - they use it for The Onion.

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