Hi,
I've heard about various ways of testing PHP/Wordpress sites on one's compute before uploading the files to the server. Typically I create a testing directory and work from there, but this requires a big switch before going live which can be stressful and time consuming. Would you recommend XAMPP, or something else?
I enabled Apache on my MacBook Pro (running Snow Leopard) but am not quite sure how to utilize this to test php sites. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
What is the best way to test PHP sites/Wordpress?
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Re: What is the best way to test PHP sites/Wordpress?
I have MAMP Pro running on my Mac
http://www.mamp.info/en/index.html
Drag and drop install and you have PHP, MySql, PHPmyadmin, Sqlitemanager installed and you're able to manage different hosts. Each time I have a new project, I create a new host and am ready in a few mouse clicks.
http://www.mamp.info/en/index.html
Drag and drop install and you have PHP, MySql, PHPmyadmin, Sqlitemanager installed and you're able to manage different hosts. Each time I have a new project, I create a new host and am ready in a few mouse clicks.