prathapml Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Home PageMany people know from their own experience that it's not easy to install an Apache web server and it gets harder if you want to add MySQL, PHP and Perl.XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start.Changelog: * Update MySQL 4.1.15 * Update PHP 5.0.5 * Update PEAR * Update FileZilla FTP Server 0.9.10a * Update phpMyAdmin 2.6.4-pl1 * Update sendmail v16 * and much more ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 That looks really promising!Definately checking this out...Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bâshrat the Sneaky Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Nice I also use this one and would recommend it to everyone: it's fast, stable and easy in use! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prathapml Posted October 7, 2005 Author Share Posted October 7, 2005 Ah.... Its fast & easy alright, but whoever uses it, please take just TWO MINUTES to read the part about securing your server. Its not secure by default (for the sake of ease-of-use), & has clear instructions about how to secure your server.Also, turn on safe running, in php.ini, if you dont want to get hacked. This is the part to change:;; Safe Mode;safe_mode = Off XAMPP forum - english (the rest of it is in german)beta releases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewk Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 An alternative may be something that a student in my class mentioned today. http://easyphp.org I believe is the address. He made it sound/look very very simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prathapml Posted October 7, 2005 Author Share Posted October 7, 2005 Seen EasyPHP. Its got lots of security vulnerabilities, for one, & its not updated frequently either.Its design is kinda "putting off"... One wouldn't want it when XAMPP is around.Moreover, its too bulky, you might as well use the Lite version of xampp with no features missing. And when you move to the full pack, you get a huge array of features! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewk Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 @prathapmlThanks for those notes. This is something I am new to, and I haven't had experience with it yet. It's something I do want to do eventually, as I enjoy doing php and having to test remotely is an annoying method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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