Re: XAMPP, WAMP under Windows Accessibility and Features
- From: "TJ McElroy" <raider.59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:54:47 -0500
Rick,
You ask a lot of good questions.
As for running different versions of php, mySql with apache,
wamp and xamp are so small, around 200 meg installed, you can have one install
with say with version of php 4 and mySql 4
and another install with other versions.
I use the term "install" loosly, because there is no real "install"
You uncompress the xamp file into a directory and configure it with settings in
a text file.
Once you get conbfortable with the apache config file, a must read with
comments, you will need only minutes to configure another setup of apache.
If disk space is a problem, you can have one "install" of apache with many
different apache config files and load the needed one at startup.
most hosts that run apache are going to be running apache 1.3 or 2 with php4 or
5 with mySql 4 or 5
the latest setup might be apache 2 with php 5 with mySql 5
my host still runs apache 1.3 with php4 and mySql 4which is a proven winner
Again the best is to download wamp or xamp and start configureing it to meet
your needs.
hth
TJ
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Thomas
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: XAMPP, WAMP under Windows Accessibility and Features
Thanks TJ:
Can I maintain multiple versions of PHP on that setup?
Are MySql and the server backward compatible?
Isn't PHP backward compatible?
That might be a big problem for developing software on request for clients
with their own setups.
Any way around it you know of?
Rick USA
----- Original Message -----
From: TJ McElroy
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: XAMPP, WAMP under Windows Accessibility and Features
Hi,
I have not used wamp in a while, but I do use xamp.
The biggest thing to keep in mind is that you want to have the same
version of php and perl on your testing xamp machine as the server that will
eventually be running your site.
As for accessibility, xamp is primarily apache and is setup with a text
file.
I have not used phpMyAdmin on my windows machine, a program that makes
creating and managing myself data bases easier and that is the only "ui" that I
can think of involved with xamp.
php can handle all of the mySQL functions so there is no real reason to use
phpMyAdmin other than speed.
xamp is not one program.
it is a couple programs running together to provide the final product.
here is a list of the main programs in my xamp setup:
apache http server
php
perl
mySQL data base
FileZillaFTP
Mercury Mail
phpMyAdmin
hth
TJ
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Thomas
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 5:46 PM
Subject: XAMPP, WAMP under Windows Accessibility and Features
Hi Guys:
Anyone worked with XAMPP Control Panels and UI or the WAMP UI and have
any accessibility issues with them?
Are there any major feature or version update issues or advantages to
either for developing ECommerce Style Sites with Membership and Payment
Processing functions??
Rick USA
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