I am currently running a 5.x version of XAMPP on a Windows 10 box, which has been working really well.
However I think it is time I look at upgrading to version 7.x to test my sites before I get my production VPS server to run php 7 etc
Can I install the new version in a separate directory (e.g. xampp7) and choose what xampp to run as needed via its control panel? Will each install know what version of php etc to load and use while that version is operating?
I have not tested this yet, I didn't want to risk stuffing up my existing install :)
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I support different WordPress web-sites (older ones on PHP5.6 and newer ones on PHP7.XX)
to modify those sites locally - MAMP on Mac allows to choose between two different PHP versions as stated here:
Is there a way to run PHP version 5.4 w/ the latest MAMP version
is it possible to choose between two different PHP versions on Windows?
do I need to install MAMP on the MAC to run a local web server / be able to develop sites locally?
Or can I install everything manually? I went through Homebrew and it has MySQL, Apache and PHP. So the question is, can I install and run it manually without installing the mamp? Even if it were 'more complicated'?My primary goal is to learn, so I don't like installing a package (mamp) that seems to solve everything for me.
You don't need mamp. All those packages are independent programs that can be installed and configured separately and on their own as you wish.
I ran all those on FreeBSD in the same way you are wanting
When I run 'meteor update', it says that I have the latest version Meteor 0.8.3. When I specify the release using '--release 0.9.2.2', it says that the version is unknown.
What's going on here?
I tried reinstalling but got the exact same behavior.
Unfortunately, Meteor does not support Windows out of the box. That means that it has to be ported, which takes some time. So if you want the newest Meteor version as soon as it is released, you can either run a VM with Linux (for example, using Virtualbox) or install Linux alongside Windows on you computer (make sure to back up all data before, though!)
Or you can just wait becuase as saimeunt pointed out, Meteor will be ported to Windows soon.
From March 31, 2015, meteor is supported on Windows
https://www.meteor.com/install
I have a pc running windows but I want to use a linux server. Is there a way for me to develop my website on my computer before I rent space on a server? Also its probably important to note that I have no linux experience. Should I just stick with wamp?
Unless you specifically and purposely use .NET features in your PHP Application, then an application developed in WAMP will work fine on a LAMP Server as long as you have included all the same PHP plugins.
PHP is independent from Linux or Windows. 99.9% of the time you have to knowingly use features from the host OS.
You should try ubuntu in a virtualbox, there are lots of well written guides that'll get you up and running.
For best performance, use coLinux. Install a linux distro like ubuntu (easier for beginners) and you should be ok.
Yes. I have developed and maintained a website like this before. My development environment was WAMP and the server was a LAMP shared server. Shouldn't be a problem till your site is using fairly basic libraries and they are available both for windows/linux.
However as others mentioned, its wiser to have the development environment as close possible to the production environment. You don't hit any surprises that way. And hey its not difficult and involves no cost:
You can use dual boot to have linux as other operating system.
Depending on your machine, you can just install VirtualBox and install a Linux VM.
I have Windows XP Professional as my OS.
Which of the following solutions is best?
WAMP
XAMPP
Separate installation
I'd recommend WAMP, as it's very easy to set up.
XAMPP is more feature rich though, as it includes Tomcat, and a slightly newer version of PHP.
Here's a simple breakdown of what's included in each:
http://www.wampserver.com/en/
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html
I would actually suggest that users go for XAMPP server.
Reason for choosing XAMPP over WAMP
XAMPP has a beginner friendly interface with simple on/off buttons to start Apache and MySQL services. Whereas the latter has more options but it's interface is jam-packed which proves confusing for beginners.
XAMPP supports FileZilla so you can easily upload your local work onto your online server. It also comes with TOMCAT and newer version of PHP ( recommended for PHP Programmers )
XAMPP has more extensions to it compared to wamp.
You can check out my article on xampp and wamp comparison to get a more detailed understanding:
Wamp, faster and more noob friendly. Easy to configure and easy to install.
WAMP is easier to use in my opinion, but XAMPP may be more feature-rich.
Seeing as you're asking the question, though, I'd recommend WAMP.
You may also want to consider using BitNami WampStack. It is a free all-in-one installer that includes Apache, PHP, phpMyAdmin, MySQL and a GUI management tool for the servers.
It is similar to XAMPP, WAMPServer, etc. in that regard but with some differences: We keep it up to date (XAMPP is also kept fairly up to date, WAMPServer has not been updated since 2010 at the time of writing this posting). Also, any of the all-in-one Apache bundles are
Windows specific. We are multiplatform, meaning that you can use the same environment across multiple operating systems (Mac, Linux, Windows). We find this very useful internally, since our designer works on Windows and the rest of us run on Linux or OS X.
Also, we have found that a lot users want to setup XAMPP for local development on top of Joomla!, Drupal or Wordpress for developing plugins, themes, etc. and that is why we created all-in-one packages that include Apache, MySQL, PHP and those applications pre-installed. We also have Rails and Django versions of the stacks if that's what you are developing on.
Give it a try (it is free!) and let us know what you think :)
I use Visual-AMP & Visual-NMP, It is like the IIS,
Green portable, requires no installation. Stop related services that are running the program, you can move the directory.