On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Matijn Woudt <tijnema@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 3:29 PM, Gates, Jeff <GatesJ@xxxxxx> wrote: >> From: Matijn Woudt <tijnema@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:tijnema@xxxxxxxxx>> >> Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 3:59 PM >> To: "ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>" <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> >> Cc: Jeff Gates <gatesj@xxxxxx<mailto:gatesj@xxxxxx>>, "php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>" <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> >> Subject: Re: Differences between PHP on LAMP and PHP on Windows Servers >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Ashley Sheridan <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: >> On Wed, 2012-05-23 at 20:54 +0200, Matijn Woudt wrote: >> >> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:15 PM, Gates, Jeff <GatesJ@xxxxxx<mailto:GatesJ@xxxxxx>> wrote: >>> Can anyone tell me what differences I might encounter by working with PHP on a Unix server verses working with PHP on a Windows server. We use Windows production servers here but many of us would like to get more LAMP environments. >>> >>> So, I'm wondering if I can use the hive mind here to get a sense of the pros and cons of each platform. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Jeff >> >> Apart from all other suggestions, one of the most common errors are >> because of different php.ini settings. If you can keep those settings >> (mostly) equal, there will not be that many errors. >> >> - Matijn >> >> >> >> I would say that's not limited to the distinction between Windows and Linux but any server. I've seen what appears to be an identical setup (same version of PHP, MySQL, etc) fail only because of a small setting in the php.ini file, just because the default was slightly different on the second system; both were running Linux. >> >> >> Yes, ofcourse, that comment was meant for any two systems. >> >> - Matijn >> >> Well, let me also add a related question: what types of problems might I encounter if I was trying to set up a Drupal or Wordpress instance on a Windows server running PHP as opposed to a Unix server? >> >> Jeff > > You might need to change a few basic configuration options (paths, > database, etc) inside Drupal/Wordpress/.., but otherwise those are > perfectly compatible on Windows & Linux. > > - Matijn > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > Why not install virtualbox or something similar and install a flavor of linux and use that to do your dev on? It more closely mimics what will be the operating environment and would lead to less hassles -- Bastien Cat, the other other white meat -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
