thx, I'll be definately downloading it. larry
On 1/28/06, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Check out XAMPP. > http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html > > "XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP > and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use." > > Deanna will attest that I nearly wet myself with how easy this was. I > do wish it included an easy gui interface for editing things like the > ..conf files, but just getting all these running together in a single > click and install package is sweet. And it installed phpMyAdmin > automatically. It's even got a simple web interface to slap passwords > on all these different servers, plus it includes the FileZilla ftpd > server. > > But it doesn't include Ruby. > > > On 1/27/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I know you guys get tired of hearing about Ruby and RoR, but they've > > come out with a sweet little package that makes me jealous for one in > > CF. In one 35meg download, you get Apache, and SCGI rails adapter, > > mysql, php so that you can run phpMyAdmin on mysql, and two sample > > applications one tutorial cookbook app and one full blown, could run > > it in production blog app. > > > > Now you may say, jeez that's really not all that spectacular and I > > would say "You're right". The kicker is the installation: > > > > Unzip to a folder, point windows explorer to that location, click on > > Instant Rails. Apache will start, Mysql will start, ruby will start. > > There's no files copied anywhere, the whole thing lives in one > > directory. It's a fully contained development environment that could > > easily be place on a 128meg usb drive and carried to another computer. > > Add another 30 meg download and you get a version of eclipse called > > RadRails that's specifically tailored to Rails development. Wouldn't > > that be awesome to do with CF. Go to a client site with a thumb > > drive. Pop it in a usb port and within 10 seconds be demoing a fully > > functional database driven web app. > > > > > > > > -- > > "aeteti yeah, do you seeyea, ooohohohn neh I don wanta seh, yeh nah, I > > don wanna seh", Pearl Jam, "Yellow Ledbetter" > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:194909 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
