And I will second Curtis and Abe. I tried to get this working on IIS when I was at IWEST and ended up going with one of the WAMP type installs. For the life of me I can't remember the name of it...sometimers setting in already :D
My experience now would be to just go with a Linux distro... Scott O On Sep 29, 2010, at 9:30 AM, Abe Loveless wrote: > I 2nd Curtis on trying out a Linux breed. > > But, if you want to stick with Windows, I'd probably take a look at one of > the WAMP type apps. These will install Apache, MySQL, and PHP, and usually > several mgmt apps with them. I would do this, instead of trying to > manipulate IIS into behaving the way you want. > > Here are a couple links: > http://www.wampserver.com/en/ > http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html > > I also came across this, but haven't heard of most of these mentioned. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_WAMPs > > Also, something to think about when using these WAMP packages. Often times, > out of the box, they aren't exactly secure. You'll want to review the > website and see what they recommend for locking down the install, changing > passwords, etc. Also, some of them don't install as a service, so you have > to login to Windows and launch the WAMP server. Works great for testing and > trial type stuff, but not so good for production. > > Also, don't forget that once you get this rolling, it will work for playing > with Joomla, but also a whole host of other PHP/MySQL apps like Moodle, and > others too numerous to mention. > > Hope that helps! > > > > > > On 9/28/2010 12:05 PM, Paul Peacock wrote: >> I am getting started working with mySQL for a new installation of Joomla >> in a Windows server. What are my best resources for help? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Paul Peacock >> Lexington High School >> >> >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
