On Thu, 2010-04-08 at 13:42 +0200, Bastien Helders wrote: > Hi List, > > The other day, I read an article that mentioned about a tool that would > permit to simulate a web environment for PHP, so that testing could be made > before uploading the page on the server. Unfortunately, I don't seem to find > the article again. > > So here am I with this question: What should I need to set my test > environment? I'm working on Windows, but I'm all ears for solution on Linux > systems. > > Best Regards, > Bastien The easiest thing is to set up a local web server on your machine to test with. This isn't as daunting as it sounds, as there are a lot of ways you can get this set up with a minimum of fuss. The easiest to use software I've used for Windows was EasyPHP, which is basically a WAMP stack that is GUI all the way, allows easy add/drop of extra modules, and now ever comes with an English installer (it used to be all in French which made it a little tricky to understand!) Otherwise, if you want to try the Linux route you can set this up on a second machine, dual-boot with Windows or run inside a virtual machine (Virtual Machine OSE is open source and free to use). I've not seen a Linux distribution yet that didn't offer Apache and PHP. Generally a web server will run something like Fedora, RedHat or CentOS, so using one of those will get you a very similar set-up. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
