Sometimes I like to have my own web server, whether it is for testing or development purposes. Since I use Windows XP or Vista on my personnal computer, my favorite setup is Windows, Apache, PHP and MySQL. This setup is also known as WAMP. And maybe you guessed it, the Linux equivalent of this setup [...]

I just got this email in my mailbox and I figured it could be useful to other people, so I decided to answer it here. Here it goes:
Hello Stephane
Thanks for the offer.
What I am trying to do is this:
I got a new win 2008 server, and am trying to install different services on it. I [...]

Lately I’ve made a post on how to install MySQL on Windows 2008. I’ve decided to turn it into a video so it would be easier to see how it’s done.
Installing MySQL on Windows 2008 is pretty much the same as with any other versions of Windows so you can apply this to Windows 2003, [...]

It seems some people were a bit confused when it came to installing PHP5 on Windows Server 2008 using FastCGI. So to make things clearer, I’ve made a little video to show you how I’ve done it.
Take note that this WILL NOT WORK on other versions of Windows than this one.

I hope this will help [...]

Now that we have installed PHP 5 on IIS 7 successfully, we’re going to install MySQL Server 5.1.

First of all, get yourself a copy of the MySQL Server 5.1 ZIP Setup from http://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQL-5.1/mysql-5.1.22-rc-win32.zip/from/pick#mirrors
Extract all the files from the archive and launch Setup.exe
I’ve chosen to use the Typical Setup but feel free to customize the installation [...]

Following up on my last post, I’ve now got a working IIS 7 web server running on Windows 2008. We’re now going to install PHP5 and MySQL 5.1.
Installing PHP5 on IIS 7
First of all, grab yourself a copy of PHP over at http://www.php.net/downloads.php. I always use the zip package, I never use the installer. The [...]

I’ve just got myself an evaluation copy of Windows 2008 Server out of curiosity. I’ve installed it on VMware Workstation 6 running on a Windows Vista computer. While a virtualized Windows 2008 Server is a sucker on resource, it’s performance is still acceptable for those who just want to try it out like me.
Let’s see how to install PHP5 [...]

Most of the time, you can easily manage your database with web-based tools such as phpMyAdmin. Unfortunately there are times when you need to restore a large amount of data which can’t be done through phpMyAdmin because if PHP’s limits (either the maximum time a PHP script can use or the maximum file size upload).

Although your virtual CentOS server should be working fine at this point, it is recommended to install the VMware Tools to increase performance and functionnalities.
The VMware Tools do not have to be downloaded or whatever: they are made available from the VMware Server console.

Your website is now ready to be published and you’re searching for a web hosting plan. Going through several providers, you’re finally more confused over the available platforms and features. At this point you’ve probably noticed that providers offer Linux hosting while other have Windows servers. So what’s the difference and which one should you [...]