[olug] Linux on internal drive

[Dan Staehr]

Christopher and all,

I'm wondering if it is necessary to setup Linux and simply use XAMPP on 
the drive to provide an Apache Server as well as MySQL and PHP.

I'm just wanting to build WordPress websites on a localhost then use 
BackupBuddy to migrate the sites to the web host. I'm clueless when it 
comes to virtualization, and don't have enough time to add that to my 
"things to learn" right now.

The only reason for considering a Linux install is that the sites will 
eventually reside on Linux servers so I thought that might be needed for 
development. My work computer is running Windows 7.

Dan Staehr, President
Staehr Media Services
6117 NW 4th Street
Lincoln, NE 68521-3774
402-440-5869

On 3/13/2013 12:21 AM, Christopher Cashell wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Dan Staehr <staehrmedia at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>> I'm wanting to set up a testing server on one of the drives on my Windows 7
>> computer would like Linux with Apache, MySQL, PHP. Plan is to use it
>> developing WordPress sites that will end up on Linux. Any suggestions? Would
>> Ubuntu Server work?
> Ubuntu Server will work just fine for you.  Other good choices would
> be CentOS and Debian (there are plenty of others that would work, but
> these three are what I would recommend).  One other suggestion: figure
> out what your production environment will be, and match that with your
> dev environment.  At the very least, make sure your "base" matches
> (most Linux distributions are either Debian based or Red Hat based).
> Yes, you can deploy on Ubuntu (Debian based) after developing on
> CentOS (Red Hat based), but you'll run into more work and minor
> issues.
>
> Unless this is a second (or third, or whatever) computer, I'd
> recommend using virtualization for your Linux installation.  There are
> lots of options available, but VirtualBox is my personal favorite for
> this type of a setup.  It's fairly easy to setup and manage, and it
> works great for use on in a desktop type environment.
>
>> --
>> Dan Staehr, President