help me

Questions about the MySQL, PostgreSQL, and most other databases, as well as using it with PHP can be asked here.

Moderator: General Moderators

Post Reply
User avatar
itsmani1
Forum Regular
Posts: 791
Joined: Mon Sep 29, 2003 2:26 am
Location: Islamabad Pakistan
Contact:

help me

Post by itsmani1 »

hi there...

i am using phptriad2-2-1 and i want to use php5 can i use it while running this ?

if not that what should i use??

Regardsssssssss
User avatar
patrikG
DevNet Master
Posts: 4235
Joined: Thu Aug 15, 2002 5:53 am
Location: Sussex, UK

Post by patrikG »

Xampp - very active, very up-to-date, very easy and comprehensive.
User avatar
itsmani1
Forum Regular
Posts: 791
Joined: Mon Sep 29, 2003 2:26 am
Location: Islamabad Pakistan
Contact:

Post by itsmani1 »

thankx.
User avatar
John Cartwright
Site Admin
Posts: 11470
Joined: Tue Dec 23, 2003 2:10 am
Location: Toronto
Contact:

Post by John Cartwright »

sorry about hijacking the thread, but does anyone know how to disable the dos window that always pops up with xampp..

i couldnt find it anywhere
User avatar
patrikG
DevNet Master
Posts: 4235
Joined: Thu Aug 15, 2002 5:53 am
Location: Sussex, UK

Post by patrikG »

Phenom wrote:sorry about hijacking the thread, but does anyone know how to disable the dos window that always pops up with xampp..

i couldnt find it anywhere
You can't. Apache runs as a demon under Windows, same as MySQL or PostgreSQL. And demons have to run under DOS.
Unless there is a "cloaking device" (yeah, watched Star Trek recently) for DOS windows, you simply can't.
User avatar
John Cartwright
Site Admin
Posts: 11470
Joined: Tue Dec 23, 2003 2:10 am
Location: Toronto
Contact:

Post by John Cartwright »

The reason I've asked I've seen tweaks for other programs...

I know very little of servers.. so I'll take your word on it. Ty
timvw
DevNet Master
Posts: 4897
Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2004 11:11 pm
Location: Leuven, Belgium

Post by timvw »

Err.... with win2K and XP you can run mysql and apache2 as a service. And then those ugly dosboxes don't appear ;)
Post Reply