Some are coming from Windows, some from Linux, some are designers who need to do some local development. This post is for the techies who know me, and are switching. (Sorry Windows guys - maybe check out WAMP) Vid Luther talks about setting up just such a local development environment on your Mac. Having a development environment on a remote machine (maybe production, maybe test) is nice, but sometimes you just need the speed and simplicity that something a bit more local can give you. Tagged: xampp mamp local flywheel desktopserver development environment wordpress comparison Link: There's also a mini-review for each with good/bad comments and an overall rating.The post ends with some comments about the author's own preferences, which they use now and which they'd choose in the future. The post then walks through each piece of software, covering the installation and getting it up and running with a WordPress application. There are quite a few different applications and tools that fit this bill, but for now we’ll be comparing the 4 GUI-based tools that seem to me to be the largest players in this space: XAMPP, MAMP (Pro), DesktopServer, and Local By Flywheel.
#Desktopserver vs mamp install#
While many computers are capable of hosting a WordPress site without needing to install any extra packages, there are a few advantages that a dedicated local development environment can offer. Developing in a local environment lets you make changes to dev sites quickly and easily without having to transfer files anywhere and greatly reduces the risk of making breaking changes on a live server. Both package provide similar functionality but with slight differences.Īn easy-to-use local testing server is one of the most important tools in a WordPress developer’s utility belt.
On the Delicious Brains blog there'a a post that compares four different products for creating local PHP development environments: XAMPP, MAMP, DesktopServer and Local. Tagged: oracle xampp tutorial install configure database Link:
#Desktopserver vs mamp code#
The post also includes some example code you can use to ensure the connection is up and working, selecting information from the default database. Editing the php.ini to enable the OCI8 module.The post walks you through each of the steps required to get the combination up and running:
One of these extension is PHP OCI8 which connects to Oracle Database. XAMPP is an open source package that contains Apache, PHP and many PHP 'extensions'.
#Desktopserver vs mamp how to#
This post shows how to install XAMPP on Windows to run PHP applications that connect to a remote Oracle Database. Oracle support requires the installation of the OCI8 PHP extension. On the Oracle and PHP blog today Christopher Jones has posted a tutorial showing you how to install Oracle support in PHP on a XAMPP setup.
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