PHP, MySQL and Apache Which OS should I use?

[sazebac]

I'm trying to create a web page with these technologies and I want to be able to run it and test it from my home.
Should I try to run it on my Windows 2000 OS or should I install Linux and run it on that? Will theses technologies all run on Windows? Thanks.

 

[sleipnir214]

All of MySQL, PHP, and Apache will run on Win32, though all are developed on unix-like OSes. LAMP (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP) boxes and WAMP (Win32/Apache/MySQL/PHP) boxes are both common.

Go with what ever OS you are most comfortable with, with one "gotcha":

If you are going to be using not-common Apache modules or PHP extensions, you might be better served running Linux. Compiling software correctly on Win32 can be tough sometimes.


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[sazebac]

Will PHP and MySQL run on IIS 5.0?

 

[skiflyer]

Yes they'll run. I've not down 5.0 yet, but I've down 4.0 in the recent past. It all worked, but there were a couple oddities... mostly in using the exec() command and accessing the file system of the computer.

-Rob