Posted by otrWalter on 09/26/06 18:15

newsleecher@spam.com wrote:
> Also, the guys are willing to help me, but they are so Fricking fast
> in the way that they do it and the fact that they are showing me on
> their linux machines makes it that much harder to grasp. I am going
> to spend the entire weekend learning this stuff. Thanks for any and
> all help.

>From what I've read on this thread, looks like you have a windows box
to work on. (If not, ignore the rest of this message)

drop over to...

http://web.torres.ws/walters_way/

Read it. Step through it. Understand it.

It will show you how to install Apache, PHP, Perl, SSH, CVS, etc, on a
windows box and have it act like a Linux box.

Using windows-centric terms and and views, you will begin to see how
(but nod why) linux is set up.

I have slso have a 98% complete Linux command line toolset for Windows.
So (almost) anything thye can do on linux, I can do on my PC. It helped
me learn linux.

I'm now the CVS and Apache admin for my group!

As for building and testing POHP on your PC. No problem. Any code you
modifiy will work on a linux box.

As for no testing machine. You might want to suggest that they make a
testing environment to help with team development.

Fixing things live is like living on the edge. It may be thrilling, but
it can kill!

Also, does your new job have some sort of source control? (please say
yes!)

If they have a lnux based CVS system, the above wab page will step you
through accessing it via your PC so you can checkin in and out files as
needed.

Hope this help, and good luck.

walter

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