Re: [PHP] First steps towards unix and php

2009-01-09 Thread Daniel Brown
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 10:59, Frank Stanovcak wrote: > *bangs head on wall* > > Great...just what I need. More acronyms. :P Acronyms? You mean the package managers we were discussing? yum Yellowdog Updater Modified - an automated RPM management utility (works on all RH-based

Re: [PHP] First steps towards unix and php

2009-01-09 Thread Frank Stanovcak
*bangs head on wall* Great...just what I need. More acronyms. :P Frank "Paul Scott" wrote in message news:1231506224.7389.7.ca...@paul-laptop... > > On Fri, 2009-01-09 at 14:53 +0200, Paul Scott wrote: >> First choice is ./configure && make && make install, second choice is >> apt >> > > Eve

Re: [PHP] First steps towards unix and php

2009-01-09 Thread Paul Scott
On Fri, 2009-01-09 at 14:53 +0200, Paul Scott wrote: > First choice is ./configure && make && make install, second choice is > apt > Even better, of course, is the: "Yo sysadmin intern! Install for me please and don't screw it up" -- Paul All Email originating from UWC is covered by disclaim

Re: [PHP] First steps towards unix and php

2009-01-09 Thread Paul Scott
On Fri, 2009-01-09 at 07:50 -0500, Daniel Brown wrote: > I'd take SMART or urpmi over yum as well, for the record. First choice is ./configure && make && make install, second choice is apt -- Paul All Email originating from UWC is covered by disclaimer http://www.uwc.ac.za/portal/public/po

Re: [PHP] First steps towards unix and php

2009-01-09 Thread Daniel Brown
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 02:12, Robert Cummings wrote: > > I'll take apt over yum ANY day. But as yum system go... CentOS isn't > bad :) I'd take SMART or urpmi over yum as well, for the record. -- daniel.br...@parasane.net || danbr...@php.net http://www.parasane.net/ || http://www.pilotpig.

Re: [PHP] First steps towards unix and php

2009-01-08 Thread Robert Cummings
On Fri, 2009-01-09 at 01:09 -0500, Daniel Brown wrote: > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:44, Frank Stanovcak > wrote: > > I've been a microshaft punk for some time now, and am just getting ready to > > try to step over to unix on one of my own boxes. > > > > Does anyone have any suggestions on which fl

Re: [PHP] First steps towards unix and php

2009-01-08 Thread Daniel Brown
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:44, Frank Stanovcak wrote: > I've been a microshaft punk for some time now, and am just getting ready to > try to step over to unix on one of my own boxes. > > Does anyone have any suggestions on which flavor would be a good idea to > start with? I'm looking mostly for c

Re: [PHP] First steps towards unix and php

2009-01-08 Thread Skip Evans
Hey Frank, My vote is for Ubuntu Linux, and the easiest way to get a PHP development environment going is by installing XAMPP. http://www.ramanean.com/installing-xampp-on-ubuntu/ Keep in mind that XAMPP is not a production environment install, but good for development and educational purpose

Re: [PHP] First steps towards unix and php

2009-01-08 Thread Bastien Koert
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:45 AM, John Corry wrote: > Ubuntu linux has been really easy to set up, administrate and > install/run programs. > > It has a huge user base, really good support forums and supports a > large variety of hardware configurations. I'm running it on my > Thinkpad T40, which

Re: [PHP] First steps towards unix and php

2009-01-08 Thread Eric Butera
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Frank Stanovcak wrote: > I've been a microshaft punk for some time now, and am just getting ready to > try to step over to unix on one of my own boxes. > > Does anyone have any suggestions on which flavor would be a good idea to > start with? I'm looking mostly fo

Re: [PHP] First steps towards unix and php

2009-01-08 Thread John Corry
Ubuntu linux has been really easy to set up, administrate and install/run programs. It has a huge user base, really good support forums and supports a large variety of hardware configurations. I'm running it on my Thinkpad T40, which I use for PHP development when travelling. It's rock solid and e

[PHP] First steps towards unix and php

2009-01-08 Thread Frank Stanovcak
I've been a microshaft punk for some time now, and am just getting ready to try to step over to unix on one of my own boxes. Does anyone have any suggestions on which flavor would be a good idea to start with? I'm looking mostly for compatibility with php, mysql, and other web based programmin