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getting confused

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:30 am
by nutstretch
I am writing a site with php and mysql which will be hosted on a unix apache server.

Do I have to install apache on my machine to test locally or if I install mysql and php on a windows machine and use that to test will it still work on apache?

Also

I tried to install an upgrade my php but couldn't get it configured correctly for apache, Does any one have a simple guide for going form php4.0 to php4.3.3. I tried following the instructions in the install file but still didn't get it right lol

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 8:41 am
by Illusionist
On any machine you will need a web server (Apache) to test locally.

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:47 am
by nutstretch
soory what i meant to say was does it matter if it is IIS or apache, will the same php work on both

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 12:31 pm
by Saethyr
I run PHP on WinXP and WinSBS2003 and my suggestion would be to bite the bullet and add apache, it's just easier to deal with than IIS, now in SBS2003 it's easier to use IIS6.0 but I am assuming your using XP or below for development. This generally assures me that the scripts I create are going to work on my Linux Host (Not always the case, Read documentation throughly).

**SIDE NOTE**

As a small side note the only big compatibility issue I have noticed between the Win Version and the *nix Version is Headers, Something that works fine on my IIS machine bombs big time on the Linux Host, there are supposed to be other subtle differences also but I have yet to find any.