Testing running Apache and mySQL from USb drive without installation; good for demos without insalling on lcoal machine. This works well and allows you to test the excellent Wordpress (more than a blog) for small and intermediate web sites. The XAMPP package is really easy to install - just copy it to USB, some simple config via XAMPP control panel (start via the .exe) to get mySQL running and configure the database, user and password in the Wordpress configfile (change name by removing "-sample") and will all run from http://localhost. There are detailed tutorials on the web.
Beware if youa re running Skype then Apavhe will not start - hangs on the Port 80 step; close down Skype and all will be fine.
Friday, 21 August 2009
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