[Hidden-tech] Ques for Techie's -- looking for suggestions on LAMP Stack for Windows-

[Jan Werner]

VMware Workstation will allow you to create your own custom images which 
can then be run anywhere using the free player application.

Workstation 6.0 (which is now at RC stage) substantially enhances the VM 
  capabilities. For more information or to try out the open beta, see 
http://www.vmware.com/products/beta/ws/releasenotes_ws60_beta.html

I believe they also have a Fusion (Workstation for Mac) beta available.

Jan Werner
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Daniel Fried wrote:
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> Rich,
> 
> I've actually been using VMWare Player.  It's a free emulator program with a
> ton of free Linux based disk images.  I can run multiple instances of
> different distributions and combinations of PHP and MySQL versions, even a
> few pre-built Joomla! images that I use for component evaluation and
> testing.  Best of all I don't have to reconfigure my machine each time since
> each configuration lives in its own box.  I just start up whichever one I
> need.
> 
> You can get the player at http://www.vmware.com/download/player/
> 
> Virtual Appliances can be found at http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/
> 
> There are a lot of specialized appliances, but if you poke through there are
> a lot of generalized ones as well.
> 
> -Dan
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of Rich
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 7:08 AM
> To: HT-discuss
> Subject: [Hidden-tech] Ques for Techie's -- looking for suggestions on LAMP
> Stack for Windows-
> 
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> Although I suppose it is better called WAMP (Windows, Apache, Mysql, Php)
> 
> We are looking for a MS-Windows complement to what we run on our regular 
> servers to be used
> mainly for training -- possibly for some desktop application development.
> 
> What I'd like is suggestions from those with experience with the 
> recommended software,
> it is especially important that the combination of programs can be 
> easily turned off or on,
> since we won't want it to be running all the time esp on personal 
> laptops used for teaching.
>