running a web server

[dosworld]

does anyone know how to start your own "web server"?
i wantedto do it just so that i could work on my php and such at home when i am not online.
i am hopeing to have the following on it:
php5
msyql4/5
apache
a gui of some sort

thanks vinny

[darkuranium]

PhpDev
www.firepages.com.au

It's a preconfigured bundle, which includes:
Apache Server
PHP
mySQL
Perl (You can download an update for phpdev called mod_perl)

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PHP Web Site
Invision Board
PhpMyAdmin


I've got some trouble hosting public, but connecting to localhost works fine to me.

PS: Their forums suck. They're out of webspace and now I can't post a thing there

[bigguy]

Netserver is another program that has all of that. Easy to use and free.

[n4tec]

Xampp for windows has got php 5 and MYSQL 5 i think..

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

[Jake]

apache2triad...
www.apache2triad.net

its great...

everything, and i mean everything in one little bundle you can dl/install and everythings set up for you.

[bigguy]

Yep apache2triad is a good one to. I found it a bit hard to use, for beginners I would have to say netserver, but if your really into it then go for the above mentioned.

[Jake]

link please, i'd like to see what its like...

[bigguy]

Here is the link to netserver. http://netserver.hugosoft.net/

Abit about it:

- Apache/2.0.54 (Win32)
- mod_perl/1.99_16
- Perl/v5.8.6
- PHP/4.4.0
- PHP/5.0.4
- mod_ssl/2.0.54
- OpenSSL/0.9.7g
- MySQL 4.1.14 - updated
- Filezilla FTP server 0.9.10a - updated
- hMailServer 4.1 build 136 - updated

Script versions :

- phpMyAdmin 2.6.4-pl1 - updated
- SquirrelMail 1.4.5

NOTE: I only use this for testing mods and themes on smf before I put it or them into a production site.

[Alejandro]

Also FoxServ is great, and totally free.

[n4tec]

the current version of XAMPP For Windows 98, 2000, XP comes with

Apache HTTPD 2.0.55,
MySQL 5.0.15,
PHP 5.0.5 + 4.4.1 pl1 + PEAR + Switch,
MiniPerl 5.8.7,
mod_ssl 2.0.55,
Openssl 0.9.8a,
PHPMyAdmin 2.6.4 pl3,
XAMPP Control Panel 2.1,
eAccelerator 0.9.4,
Webalizer 2.01-10,
Mercury Mail Transport System für Win32 und NetWare Systems v4.01a,
FileZilla FTP Server 0.9.10a,
SQLite 2.8.15,
ADODB 4.65,
Zend Optimizer 2.5.10a,
XAMPP Security.

there is also a exe file to check for which ports are open..