hi, u can install vmware (not freeware) on your windows machine and then install linux as a virtual machine. it behaves just like a real machine. works fine for me! > Hello, > > I have a question, not sure if what I am looking for > is available at all or a smaller program of the full > sized program I am looking for but thought I'd ask to > see if anyone knows of a program or a program they may > of created. > > On my personal Computer I run a Windows OS and on my > server (located elsewhere) I run a linux OS. Now on > my server I have PHP 4.0 installed as well as mysql > database installed. But I am not always available > online to update the website/databse and wondered if > there is a way to do updates/tests my my personal > computer. Test them offline and put them live when I > am happy with it. > > The thing is on my personal computer I run a Windows > OS and was wondering if there is a program I can > install to have mysql database or a similar program to > mysql database to run my scripts offline? > > I already have installed a PHP program that I can > run/test PHP scripts and thought I'd ask here if > anyone knew of a mysql one. (I thought since a PHP > program is available on Windows OS maybe a mysql one > was too?) > > If anyone can help me that would be great. If not, it > was worth a shot! > > If anyone has another idea of doing things offline let > me know, I am all ears. (e.g. a similar database > program to mysql I can download for Windows OS .. I > don't mean MS ACCESS etc, needs to be linux like so I > can test my scripts offline and make MINOR edits to > get it to work with mysql. But would prefer a mysql > program if available.) > > I need the program so I can test my PHP pages and do > database changes to work with my PHP pages. As I do > on my live website. (e.g. retrieve data from a > database, and send data to a database. etc...) > > I'm not aware of a program for mysql on Windows OS but > thought to ask here and see if any of you people do or > know any in development. > > Thanks for your time in advance. > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
