What we need to develop a
web site based on
PHP and mySQL? Maybe
some people would say text editor that support syntax highlighting.Or
maybe some people prefer Visual
Development Tools like Dreamweaver,
Homesite, CoffeCup, Delphi for PHP and Etc.Yes,
that''s true. But if we don''t have web
server that support PHP? No mySQL
service running? Surely our development would not start.Almost
developer don''t have deep knowledge on administering both web server or
mySQL. And I believe some developer prefer phpMyAdmin than doing
command line input on shell when creating DB, altering Table and
anykind database administration.I found XAMPP
is useful and powerful. Come with one single
installation file.What we
do is just follow the installation wizard, at the end you got Apache,
PHP, mySQL, Filezilla (FTP server),Mercury (mail server), OpenSSL,
phpMyAdmin. All core infrastructure for web development is ready.XAMPP
also have a nice tool, PHP Switch. This tool will
Switch PHP
version between 4 and 5. So you can test whether your scriptrunnig nicely on
both version. And the good news is Free.
More reviews about the www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html