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A-E-I-Owned-You · 3 Weeks Ago

I want to basically have a fake webserver on my rig that lets me view my cms and follow links and such so I dont have to work on the site live. I do not want to host it for others to see, but simply for my own work. Working remotely wastes to much time and is sloppy as HELL for me. Halp?

I need to host the CMS and script files, MYSQL databases, and have PHP capabilities.

kneeki · 3 Weeks Ago

Build a server, connect it to the net, install Apache or IIS?

Or if you're only going to be using it on that PC, install Apache or IIS on your local machine, then go to http://localhost ?

darius_m5 · 3 Weeks Ago

I would recommend Xampp

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Officially, XAMPP's designers intended it for use only as a development tool, to allow website designers and programmers to test their work on their own computers without any access to the Internet. To make this as easy as possible, many important security features are disabled by default.[2] In practice, however, XAMPP is sometimes used to actually serve web pages on the World Wide Web. A special tool is provided to password-protect the most important parts of the package.
XAMPP also provides support for creating and manipulating databases in MySQL and SQLite among others.

Ectrian · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by darius_m5

I would recommend Xampp

I second that. I use XAMPP myself for local developing since it is always up to date, simple to set up, and very easy to use. You can also place it on a flash drive and develop anywhere as it is completely portable.

It includes Apache (w/ PHP and Perl), MySQL and support for every OS.

godsgift2dagame · 3 Weeks Ago

How to work with Xampp?

Simple, install everything possible, then "upload files to" xampp/htdocs/FOLDEROFAPP

http://localhost/FOLDEROFAPP

begin install.

Xuflek · 1 Week Ago

If you are running Windows, the easiest solution is to install wampserver. The latest version gives you Apache 2.2.11, MySQL 5.1.36, and PHP 5.3.0 with a very simple Windows installation. It's Open Source so free.

http://www.wampserver.com/en/

I have used wampserver to develop many sites. It is great for running a local copy of your website without the need for an additional server or installing a full VM environment like VMware.

A-E-I-Owned-You · 1 Week Ago

I couldnt get it to work right with Boonex Dolphin CMS which is 100% what I need to work on.

Xuflek · 1 Week Ago

Try the previous version WampServer2.0h.exe. Apparently the latest version causes deprecated errors with many LAMP applications including some CMS systems. Once they catch up, the new version should work ok.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/wampserver/files/

Sasuke2525 · 1 Week Ago

I am currently using XAMPP. You can do anything you could with a normal web server pretty much locally. I have installed IPB on it to test some things and use it for resources later.

Coma · 1 Week Ago

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Originally Posted by A-E-I-Owned-You

I couldnt get it to work right with Boonex Dolphin CMS which is 100% what I need to work on.

There is no reason it wouldn't work. You were doing something wrong. More info.

P.S. If you don't want the server to be revealed to the internet, bind it to IP 127.0.0.1 (the local interface). Binding it to 0.0.0.0 means it's bound to all interfaces, including 127.0.0.1 and your internet connection.

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