can I run Apache, PHP and MySQL on a External HD? I need this because I work in diferent
computers, and sometimes I don't have installed and configured all aplications for use.
Sure thing, XAMPP works well for this. It bundles Apache, MySQL, PHP (and Perl) and can work on Windows, Solaris, Mac OSX or Linux.
There's a version here that is optimized for portability on your USB device of choice.
Portable XAMPP
I have been using the Uniform server for some time now. It has a small footprint and works nicely. http://www.uniformserver.com/
I want to share with you few portable applications. I recommended EasyPHP app.
EasyPHP DevServer
UwAmp
Also you can use UsbWebServer:
USBWebserver is a combination of the popular webserver software: Apache, MySQL, Php and PhpMyAdmin. With USBWebserver it is possible to develop and show your php websites, everywhere and anytime The advantage of USBWebserver is, you can use it from USB of even CD.
I use and would recommend Server2Go you can download a copy of it from http://www.server2go-web.de/
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I am returning to php after a long time (although I have a very basic understanding of php in general), and understand that I can run a php server locally by running the command now with version 5.6:
php -S localhost:8080
Do I still need to install XAMP or WAMP as many of the online tutorials are suggesting or am I okay to just use the above command?
Note: I have postgresql installed on my computer already and do not use mysql, if that matters at all
You need a webserver which you prefer depends on you. XAMPP is the most used for private but you could also take a look at BigApache, EasyPHP, PHPTriad, MampServer, WampServer.
Xampp is a combination of below
Apache server
Mysql server
PHP
and others.
This is a pretty famous and most used package. But if you want to install everything manually then thats even better you can control your server in any way you want. Go for it and you will learn more about it.
If you want a very flexible development environment you need to use a package like EasyPHP Devserver (http://www.easyphp.org/) or equivalent.
I need to test some php code, what light-server can i install on my computer?
Try WampServer for a quick install of Apache, mySQL, PHP and Perl if you use Windows.
There are a few of these kinds of applications for various OSs, such as Xampp for Linux and Mamp for Mac
Well, on Windows or Linux (and probably Mac), I like Apache. It might not be ultra-lightweight, but it is very configurable and has been solid for me in the past.
Apache
I forgot how confusing their pages can be at first. I think this is the page you want, just make sure you get the right version for your OS:
Download Page
A solution that has always worked for me is to download Xammp. Easy to install apache server for windows. Not exactly lightweight (comes with mysql, perl, filezilla) but can't be beat in terms of ease of use.
I tried easyphp but i think it's not enough, I want an Apache / PHP / MySQL installer which has the latest PHP and MySQL version, and with curl and htaccess support.
Opensource solutions are preferred, should be windows vista compatible.
I have never heard of a PHP / mySQL emulator. What purpose would such a tool serve?
If you are looking for a ready-made installer package for Windows, containing everything necessary to install and run PHP, XAMPP is probably one of the best ones around.
WAMP Server is excellent, easy to install and easy to configure:
http://www.wampserver.com/en/index.php
If you want the last version of each piece of software, and to really do it the way you want, the best solution is to download an install each component separatly :
Apache : http://httpd.apache.org/
MySQL : http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/
And PHP : http://www.php.net/downloads.php
Of course, you'll have a bit more work to plug all those together than if using WAMP or anything like that -- but it also mean you'll know more about how they work and can be configured, which is always nice to know ;-)
Never heard of PHP or mySql emulators before. To run a php script you will need a webserver and the PHP engine to parse and execute the script. This cannot be emulated by another engine besides PHP.
I would suggest using Acquia Dev Desktop.
It installs Apache, MySQL & PHP with one click. Most importantly, unlike many other WAMP stacks, it works well under Windows Vista (32- or 64-bit). And as an extra, it installs Acquia Drupal for you as well, so if you ever want to get into Drupal development, you have everything you need to do so.
Get it at http://network.acquia.com/documentation/acquia-drupal-stack
I'm a BitNami developer and I personally suggest to use BitNami WAMPStack. It is free, it also includes phpMyAdmin for managing the MySQL databases and GUI management tool for the servers. Per your requirements, it is open source, compatible with Windows Vista and Windows 7, includes curl and htaccess support and we keep it fairly up to date.
XAMPP Lite USB
"XAMPP Lite" is an additional extra small XAMPP edition. Configured with relative paths you can use it on usb devices.
I have Windows 7 Enterprise and I want to run a web server on this computer and I wander what is the best web server would be in my case. I have several requirements to the web server.
It should be easy to install and set up the server. Just "click", "accept" and that's it.
It should support MySQL and PHP (with GET, POST, SESSION, and cookies).
I want to be able to install the server from CD or memory stick. In other words, I want to be able to download something on my CD and than use this CD to install the web server.
The server (software) should not occupy a lot of memory.
It should be possible to install the web server on Linux, Windows and MAC.
Install Z-WAMP. It has the latest versions of Apache, MySQL and PHP (with APC and phyMyAdmin). It's also portable so you can have it installed on a mem stick.
XAMPP is very simple to install and use.
Quoting:
Zend Server Community Edition is a fast and reliable PHP application stack. It is completely free, and you can use it in development, testing and production.
Further:
Eliminate wasted time spent on putting together your PHP stack piece by piece. Zend Server Community Edition includes everything you need, whether you’re using Windows, Linux or Mac OS X. The simple, native installers will set you up in minutes with:
Bytecode accelerator (Optimizer+)
Zend Data Cache
A certified PHP distribution
Zend Framework
Apache (or IIS integration)
MySQL (on Windows and Mac OS X)
Out-of-the-box connectivity to all common databases
Java code connectivity
Web-based PHP administrator console
Not quite sure if this is what you mean but take a look at AppServ it installs Apache, PHP and MySQL for you with one installation file.
If you combine requirement 1, 3 and 5 you make it extremely difficult.
There is not just one package that you can install on boot *nix and windows. Simply because they use a different Operating System with other drive mappings, libraries, etc.
But for Windows I recommend one of the XAMP/WAMP implementation (I'm not a Windows User). For Mac there is MAMP. On other *nix based systems I always used predefined packages or a manualy compiled amount of packages which does not meet your requirements.
Latest OSX has buildin PHP and Apache. You only have to enable Apache in your system pref panel. MySQL can be installed.
It's also possible to use XAMPP for osx. Can be installed from CD
As for Windows you can use WAMP or XAMPP. This package includes Apache, PHP and MySQL. Can be installed from CD.
Most Linux distro's have apache build in. And it's easy to configure PHP and MySQL for it. You can also use XAMPP for linux:
LAMP for linux
XAMPP for mac
and WAMP for win
Different gui almost the same thing easy to setup and configure.
The big advantages with WAMP are that you can easily switch PHP/Apache/MySQL version and toggle PHP settings + extensions, directly from the taskbar.
That's why I'm using it.
Note: Even though you can't download the latest PHP version from their site, it's very easy to install it yourself.
I wanted to know, is a server that supports ASP.NET and PHP on the same box common? wordpress/mediaWiki/phpBB3 seem like a nice combo but i am developing a ASP.NET project.
Most windows webhosts support PHP as well. Big drawback to PHP being lack of URL rewriting support. IIS handles multiple handlers pretty well, so running both concurrently isn't even particularly tricky.
Take a look at the Microsoft Web Platform if you want to have a drop in replacement, otherwise PHP will install into IIS as a SAPI module or, if you are using IIS 7 you can also run it as FastCGI.
php|architect is also giving away the May 2009 issue which is all about running PHP on Windows.
Using IIS will certainly help you.
Download Microsoft's PHP for IIS, here, http://www.microsoft.com/web/platform/phponwindows.aspx
This'll help you start.
Don't forget to edit php.ini either in C:/Windows, or whereever the application was installed to, in order to ensure everything is set optimally for you.
We know PHP hasn’t always run smoothly on the Windows platform, so we’ve now optimized Windows Server to support your PHP applications through a new component: FastCGI. FastCGI works as an interface between PHP engine and IIS, and it ensures that PHP runs much faster than with CGI and way more reliable than PHP ISAPI.
with IIS you can host Asp.net and PHP
Another option is the Phalanger project that integrates PHP so you can use it either separately or inside ASP.NET on IIS.
It is compiled down so it should run much faster than standard interpreted php.
Phalanger
You could use Ubuntu Server (which a variety of hosting providers offer), among other GNU/Linux distros. Take a look at http://www.google.com/search?q=ubuntu+server+hosting , then just get apt-get Mono for ASP.NET, along with PHP 5:
sudo apt-get install mono-xsp2 php5
and anything else you need.