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Local Web Server For Web Development?

Posted by timothy on from the start-the-daemon dept.

gwilymgj writes "I have been running Apache/MySQL for years using XAMP and WAMP on windows for web development. Recently I switched to using Ubuntu in VMware player, it is much faster and it also introduces me to a 'real' reason to play with Linux (been looking for a 'real' reason for ages). Are there any specific distributions which allow you to have a virtual webserver on your desktop? Any tips and tricks out there for this?"

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  1. Re:all Linux distros allow this by Fallingcow · · Score: 4, Funny

    To put it (slightly) more consisely:

    Pick any distro.

    Type "apt-get install apache" at the command line.

    If that doesn't work, try "yum -i apache" (I think that's it, silly RPM-based distros).

    If it's still not working, you may be running Gentoo. Don't worry, it will be OK. Type "emerge apache". Go make some coffee. Maybe see a movie. Come back. Should be done.

    If that doesn't work, you're running Slackware. HERE BE DRAGONS!

  2. Re:all Linux distros allow this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Translation: Women don't talk to me; they must be lesbians.