Running PHP & MySQL (etc.) on Windows XP?

[Chen]

Hey guys,

My computer is going down. Literally going down. I'm afraid to shut it down fearing it might not go up (it has happen and I wasted 5 hours putting it back up).

I think it's really time for me to format again and move to Windows XP, and once I find the right drivers for my scanner and camera I'll do the move.

Anyhow, my question is Can I run PHP, MySQL, Apache, IIS and all that on XP without any problems?
To be honest I have no idea how I got my current set up working. It's all patched up, god knows what's keeping it from falling down (and as you can see, it's coming close to that!).

My laptop is far too weak for WinXP, let alone IIS and everything else.

If you have any personal experience with this please share!
Thanks a lot! :)

[eva2000]

have no idea with WinXP.. but you could use www.nusphere.com package to install everything?

funny how kevin, you and I are all messing with our pcs right now :)

i'm learning about pc case cooling to try and bring down my Aopen HQ08' full tower casing's temperature to more suitable levels.. Xmas in Australia is pretty hot and humid :(

[Pogo]

Apache, PHP and MySQL are working perfect with XP.

Never tried IIS, though.

[DVD Plaza]

Originally posted by eva2000
i'm learning about pc case cooling to try and bring down my Aopen HQ08' full tower casing's temperature to more suitable levels.. Xmas in Australia is pretty hot and humid :(
Only banana land is humid, the rest of Australia has completely different weather! :)

[eva2000]

Originally posted by DVD Plaza

Only banana land is humid, the rest of Australia has completely different weather! :) hehe.. well it ain't that hot today can't wait to get some case fans and rounded ide cables in my case :D

[DVD Plaza]

Originally posted by eva2000
hehe.. well it ain't that hot today can't wait to get some case fans and rounded ide cables in my case :D
I did something similar for DVD Plaza's dedicated server - a total of 13 heavy duty fans (sounds like a vacuum cleaner, VERY noisy!!!!) and all the cables (floppy, DVD burner, hard drives, etc) rounded.

[eva2000]

Originally posted by DVD Plaza

I did something similar for DVD Plaza's dedicated server - a total of 13 heavy duty fans (sounds like a vacuum cleaner, VERY noisy!!!!) and all the cables (floppy, DVD burner, hard drives, etc) rounded. 13 fans :eek: what kind of case is it?

i just ordered 2 x sunon 80mm 42cfm + 1 sunon 80mm 50 cfm fans for my HX08 tower :)

[DVD Plaza]

Just a standard 4RU rackmount case, with chronically enhanced intake and exhaust plus distribution within. Though I wouldn't mind putting a few more in there forcing airflow directly onto all the hard drives, they tend to last a lot longer when cooled.

[TheHideoutGuy]

Originally posted by DVD Plaza
Just a standard 4RU rackmount case, with chronically enhanced intake and exhaust plus distribution within.

That sounds like my truck! ;)

Seriously, I thought I had a lot of fans in my dual PIII-866 RAMBUS tower. I've only got 5 full times fans and 2 thermally controlled backups.

[eva2000]

Originally posted by DVD Plaza
Just a standard 4RU rackmount case, with chronically enhanced intake and exhaust plus distribution within. Though I wouldn't mind putting a few more in there forcing airflow directly onto all the hard drives, they tend to last a lot longer when cooled. chronically enhanced :)

must make some noise huh.. :D

[DVD Plaza]

Even though it sounded as loud, if not louder, than a vacuum cleaner when I was building her at home you can't hear it at all amongst all the other servers in the room where she's hosted (well not 100% true, I can recognise the whine of one of the high speed fans amongst the noise of the room). :)

[JamesUS]

I have IIS, PHP and MySQL running on XP. I would definitely recommend IIS rather than Apache for WinXP systems.