|  | Posted by Rik Wasmus on 09/01/07 18:40 
On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:22:49 +0200, J.O. Aho <user@example.net> wrote:
 > Jacky wrote:
 >> I'd like to setup a private web server on my machine which serves local
 >> web
 >> browsers, just for learning php...
 >> Is it a good/bad idea?
 >
 > If you are going to use PHP to make web based stuff, then yes it's a
 > good idea
 > to have Apache with PHP and maybe even MySQL installed.
 >
 >> what procedures should I follow in order to setup
 >> everything right?
 >
 > If you want the easy way, just download a Linux install CD, make an
 > install,
 > do select to install server version or go into selecting packages to
 > install
 > and select apache/php/mysql and within 20-30 min you have all you need
 > installed.
 > No hassle with difficult installers that don't work, all will work from
 > start.
 
 Or if you want to keep the same machine and MS Windows, XAMPP is a nice
 package to get everything working pretty quick.
 --
 Rik Wasmus
 
 My new ISP's newsserver sucks. Anyone recommend a good one? Paying for
 quality is certainly an option.
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