On Sun, 25 Nov 2007, Arvind wrote: > Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:25:21 +0530 > From: Arvind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [twincling] cheapest way to setup a webserver > > Hi Friends, > > I am new to this group. I am interested in learning php and rails. > > I have a win xp laptop with me, is that sufficient to build all components > of a site, say mysql, php server, javascript, etc.. > > My main doubt is should I get a domain and a webhost registered to learn > these new technologies, or can I use my laptop to install all the modules > and then work on them.. > If it doesnt cost much to own a website, I would go for that approach as I > eventually need to deploy some of my pages atleast to others... > > I am new to web based dev, hence this basic qn, please provide pointers as > to how best I can learn these technologies and also have a small web mashup > up and running... > > Thanks > Arvind >
Hi Arvind: Open Source technologies are Windows friendly ! Please download WampServer 2.0a from http://downloads.sourceforge.net/wampserver/WampServer2.0a.exe?modtime=1195562704&big_mirror=0 This package includes - Apache 2.2.6 - MySQL 5.0.45 - PHP 5.2.5 JavaScript is a browser component technology and so you can download and install Firefox 2.x on your laptop. Configure the server to work through localhost or 127.0.0.1 and you will do just fine. You really don't need a hosted domain at this stage. First get yourself grounded on the basic technologies. Hope this helps. thanks Saifi.
