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dmsapin - Fri, 2008-09-12 05:59
Whats the alternative to xampp??
Forgot the last one the last speaker said..
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Hi, there are a lot of AMPs
Hi, there are a lot of AMPs around you could use either for dev or production, xAMPP being one of them.
Cheers.
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cant download
i cant download the uniform server.. by any chance you can send me some
J Darell M. Sapin
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AppServ
try using.. AppServ... i use.. version 2.5.9 ^__-
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marc robinsone was the last
marc robinsone was the last speaker yesterday.
he uses a customized uniform server
VertrigoServ
I use VertrigoServ because it's updated more frequently than most other WAMPs, but the bad thing about it is that the mail function doesn't work out of the box. Anyone here using a WAMP package that has a local mail server included?
Uniform Server link
@dmsapin: That's odd that you can't download it. Maybe you just got a bad mirror? Try one of these links:
http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/miniserver/UniServer3_5.e...
http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/miniserver/UniServer3_5.z...
@marc.robinsone: Thanks again for telling me about Uniform Server at Drupal Code Sprint Manila. Since then I've switched to it from XAMPP. But tell me...how is your "customized" version different from the standard Uniform Server install?
Isn't UniServer the best?
@j.francisco: I'm very glad that you gave Uniform Server a try :) Told ya it's the most practical wamp ever.
My "customized" version is not that much different from the standard one. I simply added some lightweight packages so that I can be on-the-go. I'd use the word "pimped" to describe it.
Modifications
Overall, I'll be sticking with this neat software for quite a while. It doesn't crash your PC like xampp does. It's super extensible, plugin-able, and very simple. Even my mom knows how to use it at first glance. Most importantly, I can just unzip it on any USB drive and not worry whether I've installed each component properly.
I luv Uniform Server :-*
@marc haven't tried it yet
@marc
haven't tried it yet but what are the specific advantages to xampp?
I'm using xampp on ubuntu but would love to know if uniform server can provide better features.
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sheesh, my bad. just
sheesh, my bad. just checked the uniformserver site and saw it's only for windows...
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Uniform Server for Linux
@DL
Yeah, sorry -- Uniform Server is just for Windows right now, BUT there is talk that Uniform Server for Linux is in development...
http://www.uniformserver.com/dev
Anyway, here's what I like about Uniform Server compared to XAMPP:
--Its not tied to any install location. With XAMPP you have to run setup_xampp.bat if you copy/move your xampp folder, and sometimes that doesn't work. With UniServer there are no file path dependencies.
--UniServer includes an Admin Virtual Host feature that lets you quickly create virtual hosts on your computer. Useful when you're hosting/testing multiple sites.
--The UniServer admin page provides quick links to lots of useful things, like a phpInfo() page, the apache error log, and apache and mysql "restart service" links.
@marc
Have you tried using any php debuggers -- such as xdebug -- with Uniform Server?
Linux it is
Regarding the topic: "it's only for Windows", the good news (aside from Uniform Server will be available for Linux) is that Linux server setups already have intuitive AMP configuration.
PCLinuxOS, OpenSuse, Ubuntu, and other kick-ass distributions definitely have their own way of managing development servers. And in terms of performance, I'd definitely go for a Linux machine.
On the other hand, I really love Uniform Server on my Windows machine because it allows me to manage my site-development in just one page. Kinda like having your own VPS control panel... only that you can play/modify/edit it and have fun in the process (kinda fun for a grease-monkey like me).
The simplicity of not having to worry whether all the AMP components are running properly, low-level maintenance, and being able to dominate the server rather than the server dominating me gives such pleasure and endless enjoyment for my development needs.
In the end, it's a matter of which package works for you. I'm not here to promote Uniform Server anyway haha.
@j.francisco: I haven't fully used XDebug since I'm not yet in the "debug-those-php-scripts" department (people forget that I'm not a really a good programmer. Being a fresh-grad sucks sometimes.). But yes, I tried installing it only to find out that I don't really know how to use it lol. There's a good guide about it on this link. I wish I was already born a hardcore programmer but I guess I really need to pay for coding classes in the coming months (Ruby and Python).
In my opinion PCLinuxOS rocks as the easiest Linux-webserver-distro that I have tried.
@j were u using xampp
@j
were u using xampp before? how is uniform server compared to xampp?
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xAMPP has more than just AMP
@joyfulchicken: xAMPP by ApacheFriends has more to it than just Apache+MySQL+PHP. For your particular query, for windows, it comes packaged with Mercury Mail Transport System. Needs a little configuration though, but should be a breeze. Find out more about it from http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html.
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Q - If you only have two months to live, what are your top priorities in life?
A1 - To serve God & fellowmen
A2 - To learn
EdCazini
Thanks
I've tried xAMPP before, but for some reason, it crashes frequently on my PC. But I guess I can install Mercury manually. Thanks for your advice.
If you were using the old
If you were using the old version, there was a memory leak in pv.exe, a status daemon run periodically by the xAMPP control panel, they've fixed it in later versions.
I've tried UniServer too, but had been using longer and got quite familiarized with xAMPP so I decided to go back to it. One reason too is that I use internally named and rooted domain names (virtual domains, ex. project1.int, project2.int and so on ... instead of via localhost/projectx) for all my dev sites and just control my webserver environment; apache .conf, php.ini and hosts files with a simple batch file updating. I had been using this style since my Mambo-->Joomla! thrysts. Gives me more comfort browsing urls for both my dev sites almost similarly to their counterpart live sites.
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Q - If you only have two months to live, what are your top priorities in life?
A1 - To serve God & fellowmen
A2 - To learn
EdCazini
for db testing
you can also try heidisql
i heard one of the guys who made sqlyog made heidisql
Papaano po gamitin ng tama ang uniform server?
Matapos kong i-install ang D5 papaano gumawa ng first user?
Dahil hinahanap ng D5 ang email pagtapus kong ilagay.
Naghihintay ang registration ng confirmation. Alam ko naman na wala pa talaga siyang makukuha dahil nga test site pa lang. Papano po ang gagawin dito?
Salamat
Drupal, by default creates 2
Drupal, by default creates 2 users; 0 & 1, 0 for the anonymous login & 1 for the superadmin. Right after install you ought to go to the page where you name/define this superadmin user & provide a password. I usually name mine just admin with some easy to remember password (for DEV, recommend strong passwords for PROD). Although an error message appears at the top of the page about not being able to send email, you, the admin can & already have administration privileges to your entire site, allowing you to create additional users via the user administration pages. You need not worry on the confirmations since you're already in & able to administer.
Later on if this is on PROD, you may have to find out how to enable Drupal to utilize the email function, but for DEV it's not critical.
I'll post a video later on in this entire process of D5 installation wizard.
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Q - If you only have two months to live, what are your top priorities in life?
A1 - To serve God & fellowmen
A2 - To learn
EdCazini
As promised, here's the
As promised, here's the video .... (ooops embed not allowed), so link it is
http://blip.tv/file/1289550