Guest sgleaton Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I would like to migrate some stuff to a Linux platform because I want to get into open source programming. I have attempted to install APACHE, MySQL and PHP on my Windows XP but they seem to not be working properly. I HAVE to use Microsoft Office and a few other programs for my daily work and therefore would like to migrate all of my XP programs to a Linux flavor that would support them. Is there such a flavor out there or is there a better alternative? Scott Gleaton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shannonlp Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I would like to migrate some stuff to a Linux platform because I want to get into open source programming. I have attempted to install APACHE, MySQL and PHP on my Windows XP but they seem to not be working properly. I HAVE to use Microsoft Office and a few other programs for my daily work and therefore would like to migrate all of my XP programs to a Linux flavor that would support them. Is there such a flavor out there or is there a better alternative? Scott Gleaton I did it the easy way. I use a mac and use virtual pc for office docs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fsecchi Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I found a newspaper article the other day about Linux and how it is slowly winnng over more customers from microsoft. I did a little reasearch into the options and people mentioned in the article and found a few interesting sites and applications. I am also considering changing over to Linux, main reason is microsoft but I am aware than may programs I use are not available or not supported by the platform. So far I have succesfully found a Desktop suite for linux which is identical to MS Office, I am also looking at a new OS based on linux. I think I will be changing my current notebook over the linux - exclusively for testing and general feel and at the same time buy a new one to keep running on XP for work. You are probably aware of these two sites but just in case here they are: Desktop suite - word , excel, publisher, DB and others www.openoffice.org Operating system Ubuntu - looks like the next big thing in linux and the desktop wars are set to get much more competitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyjoe Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I took a different approach because there are too many reasons for me to retain Windows, as much as I wish to shift to Linux. I now have both OSes on the same box - but NOT on the same drive. When I could see I was was starting to outgrow my 20g HD (I have the same box now for 6 years or so - upgraded incerementally as needed) I installed a new, larger drive - and moved eveything over to it. I then wiped the smaller, original HD. On that older drive, I installed a Linux distribution (there are many flavors so take your pick). Since Linux ineds a much smaller footprint, the 20g drive is still, three years later, quite roomy. In the process of installing Linux, I added a simple app that comes up as I boot the machine - it offers me a choice of either the Windows HD or the Linux. If I don't answer in 15 seconds, it opens whichever OS I have set as the default. From the Linux HD I can read all the Win directories and open many of its files. There are progs that I could install that would make most Win apps run under Linux but I have not tried them. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clearlygifts Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I am not sure, but I think your looking for sokkit.. (it's the old phpTriad renamed) I use it to program on windows and run scripts on linux or unix.. I will install apache, mysql and phpmyadmin, it also have modules you can add on for a email server.. It's manily used for development.. or atleast that's what I use if for.. Here is the link.. http://www.sokkit.net Good Luck David Hey, sgleaton I like your name, is there a chance your last name is Eaton and your good at SQL hence the name sqleaton ? because it simular to my name.. Thanks, David Eaton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Guys, if all you want is LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP), it'll run easily on a PC with next to no horsepower. I still have a development box that's running on a PII 233 with 256MB RAM and a 20GB HD. I can do TONS of stuff with it no problem. Just grab a copy of Fedora or any other flavor you like. The nice thing is that you can plug it in anywhere in your home/office and just feed it ethernet. You're not gonna use a GUI on it or anything fancy like that, but I'm old school and use nothing but CLI anyway. SSH is your friend. :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 <<<<<<<<<<<< Phpdev on mine. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aikdo Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 i use easyPHP on a windows system and LAMP on a linux system both support eachother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gwizard Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I use Ubuntu on my laptop with OpenOffice.Org 2 (works seamlessly with Office 2003). Also, there is a wonderful Apache+MySQL+PHP+MANY OTHER STUFF package called xampp. Installs in minutes and works like a charm. I use all my dev on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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