Posted by Newbie Supreme on 04/29/06 00:44

I have what I believe are all the correct install files ready to go, but
just wanted to see if anyone might have run into things they can warn me
about. I am doing this on my one and only machine, so I have no recourse if
things get screwed up, and I'm a newbie, so I need to be very very careful.

I am using Windows XP Pro, all latest patches/updates for Windows, IIS, and
Frontpage 2003 installed. I currently have only developed using ASP and
Frontpage, and am looking to learn/test PHP locally now.

I have downloaded:

Apache: apache_2.0.55-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi
PHP: PHP-5.1.2-Win32.zip and PHP-5.1.2-installer.exe
MySQL: mysql-essential-5.0.20a-win32.msi

I intend to follow most closely these instructions:

http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Apache/Configuring-and-Using-the-Apache-HTTP-Web-Server-on-a-Windows-XP-PC/1/

I see several references to IIS being configured, and all these references
to altering settings, etc. My concern is that I lose my ability to use my
current local sites already in inetpub\wwwroot and the IIS, FrontPage
extensions, etc. I still need to be able to use Frontpage to open my local
sites, test, and publish to external Windows server at hosting company that
also uses FrontPage extensions.

Does anyone have any advice or roadblocks they can inform me of before I
install all this stuff and begin the (unavoidable, it seems) troubleshooting
of the installations?

Again, I want to learn and test PHP/MYSQL locally, but I CAN'T lose my
ability to use Frontpage and IIS on my Frontpage extended websites.

ANY and ALL help, advice, horror stories, sympathies, whatever, are greatly
appreciated.

Thanks for reading.

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