Hi Anthony -- well, we've definitely made the decision to switch from WAMP to LAMP. There are definitely plusses and minuses on each side, for sure. Thank heavens, since this is an externally hosted site, I don't need to be a Linux genius (now THAT would be an issue)! All of my previous experience developing PHP apps was with LAMP. So this has been a learning experience for me.
The issues I found with WAMP are: -- poor understanding on the part of sys admins of where the modified php.ini file should live, and why, and how it affects various functions of PHP. Consequently a huge testing cycle and anxiety about future issues that might arise with new code. -- Non existent debug messages (i.e. blank white screens rather than semi helpful line number messages)...although that could have been a setting that we neglected to unearth & configure. -- Completely erratic performance with the mail() function and since this is a critical part of our app (13 different emails going out either after site visits or at various timed intervals to hopefully a ton of people who register), this was a huge concern for me; and -- weird issues with the $_FILES array behavior and more fun trying to get php.ini to work right for that. So maybe I'm just a wimp but back to LAMP I go. I figure I've got enough headaches just trying to roll out the app and make sure it's working right without all of the above. --Kristina > LAMP environments, you're not missing much... :) > > -- > Anthony Wlodarski > PHP/MySQL Developer > www.thrillist.com > 560 Broadway, Suite 308 > New York, NY 10012 > p 646.274.2435 > f 646.557.0803 > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
