If you are looking to create dynamic functionality on a web site, there are no shortage of options for the server programming language. So why use PHP?
Tag: Windows
I had occasion to set up a dev box to test a new web application against different php versions, so I thought I would share the steps. This setup is for one PHP version at a time, and I have documented for 2 versions, but more can be done if required. Also I have used PHP4 and 5, but it could be multiple versions of PHP5, such as a beta version of 5.3. This setup was done using Apache2 on Windows.
A new version of PHP is now available 5.2.9. It is a mix of security and bug fixes.
This has been followed by a special release for Windows users of version 5.2.9-1 which has a fix for a security issue in the cURL library.
I have seen a few list recently of essential applications people install on their PCs, so I thought I would put together my own list:
For web development
- Firefox, with the following extensions:
- Notepad++
- Apache
- PHP
For Windows apps:
- NUnit
- SharpDevelop
- Visual Studio
General Development:
- MySQL
- WinMerge
- Subversion with TortiseSVN
Protection:
- Spybot
- AVG
- Zone Alarm
Miscellaneous:
- FileZilla
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- YAReg for dual booters needing to access Linux partitions
- CDBurnerXP
- 7-Zip
- OpenOffice