Posted by Chuck Anderson on 06/16/05 04:36

Joseph Melnick wrote:

>Hello Caesar,
>
>
Chuck, actually, ...... ô¿Ô¬

>You can have the best of both with WAMP5
>
>http://www.wampserver.com/en/index.php
>
>Get the PHP4 add-on and have PHP4 and PHP5 at your disposal on the same
>personal server.
>
>
Thanks. I hadn't caught that. I think it's time for me to start using
newer software.

Also, being able to test scripts in Php5 will give me a head start on
using it before my host switches.

>"Chuck Anderson" <websiteaddress@seemy.sig> wrote in message
>news:HrGdna7qs9PFJS3fRVn-1A@comcast.com...
>
>
>>Joseph Melnick wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hello Kimmo, Caesar;
>>>
>>>There are a number of projects that put all these things together for you.
>>>One that I like to run locally on my laptop is WAMP5.
>>>
>>>Basically an install for Windows that Includes Apache, MySQL and PHP5.
>>>
>>>Download and Install and useful in a couple of minutes.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Is there anything this convenient that uses Php 4 (for Windows)? I'm still
>>using the old PhpTriad that I installed a couple of years ago. I've
>>updated Php and Phpmyadmin, but I don't think I'm getting the performance
>>I should. (My scripts perform faster - the pages are delivered faster to
>>my browser - on the remote Linux server I use than on my PC).
>>
>>
>>
>>>"Kimmo Laine" <eternal.erectionN0.5P@Mgmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:d8pk2q$k6s$1@phys-news1.kolumbus.fi...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>"Caesar" <caesar@ms.com> kirjoitti
>>>>viestissä:HJKdnaoB5M7nzC3fRVn-rA@eatel.net...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>"Kimmo Laine" <eternal.erectionN05P@Mgmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:YtPre.5971$_X4.5038@reader1.news.jippii.net...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>"Caesar" <caesar@ms.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:guednRzm3uTODjLfRVn-uw@eatel.net...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>news:FsGdnX3iyqFYGzLfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Caesar wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm wondering if anyone here can point me in the right direction.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>My
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>host
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>does not provide php, and so I need to pull this data from another
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>server
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>that does support such scripting.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Help?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>JC
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Get a new host.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Need other options. I'm paid up for 3 years!!!!!
>>>>>>>thanks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>Look, since you are already gonna get another server that does support
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>php,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>then what is the other one for? Is there no way you could get your
>>>>>>money
>>>>>>back? Or could you get php support from the current host by paying some
>>>>>>extra? Did it not occur to you that maybe you might need PHP? No
>>>>>>offence,
>>>>>>but wasn't that a bit hasty decision. If you commit to something for
>>>>>>three
>>>>>>years and especially if it costs a lot, shouldn't you find out these
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>things
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>_before_ you sign anything or pay anything...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>Yea, they are wanting me to move to their "sister" company who does $
>>>>>per-byte php hosting. I'm not trying to use a database or anything.
>>>>>I'm
>>>>>just trying to use it to put pages together, mostly heading/menu/body
>>>>>html
>>>>>files to be thrown together. Is there any kind of work around for such
>>>>>as
>>>>>this?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>For that SSI (Server-Side Includes) would be suitable. Find out if they
>>>>support that. SSI would suit for that purpouse well, and it is quite
>>>>simple.
>>>>
>>>>For example, including jeader and footer pages would be just
>>>><!--#include virtual="/header.html" -->
>>>>The page itself, blaah blaah blaah...
>>>><!--#include virtual="/footer.html" -->
>>>>
>>>>Find out if you could get SSI support from the current provider.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Does anyone know of any free hosting sites which provide php, that I
>>>>>might
>>>>>do some testing, some trial and error, some learning/training, to get
>>>>>the
>>>>>feel of it, to see if this is right?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>Yeah, it's called localhost, your own computer.. :) Install and setup
>>>>your own web server to your own computer. Apache and php are both free
>>>>and you can install them both to you own computer to make a training
>>>>server. That's how I started... Installing and configuring them together
>>>>is a job, I'll admit that, but there are plenty of online manuals and
>>>>tutorials for that.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>"I am pro death penalty. That way people learn
>>>>their lesson for the next time." -- Britney Spears
>>>>
>>>>eternal.erectionN0@5P4Mgmail.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>


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