Database Driven Website - Upgrading AMP

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I want to upgrade my AMP stack.
How do I get rid of what I have now without leaving anything behind?

Thanks,

db

2

This is a far too broad question to ask.
If you want a decent answer then be more specific.

  1. What kind of architecture are you using besides (AMP) which I think is Apache-MySQL-PHP ?
  2. Are you using Linux as the server or something else?
  3. Why do you want to upgrade? (performance, security, etc.)
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I have Apache-MySQL-PHP ( AMP) installed on my
windows xp machine. I use it as a dev system and
to learn various things.

The versions I’ve got right now are:
Apache v 2.2; PHP v 5.3; MySql v 5.1

I just want to upgrade to the latest versions.
Not sure if it’s worth while or not but it will be nice
to know how to go about doing it!

db

4

It seems pretty up to date. PHP 5.3.8 is the latest stable release. Apache 2.2 and MySQL 5.1 are fine too.

For development purposes try using XAMPP

Or better yet, create a virtual machine (using Virtualbox for example) with a Linux installation and install everything there, this way it won’t affect your computer and you can replicate / replace / create different versions of the virtual image anytime.

5

Great thanks for the info. I thinink I will leave it as is then and look into
XAMP and Virtualbox. Also looking into getting dedicated dev computer

Thanks a lot,

db

6

Another question…
Can I install XAMP with the AMP install I have now
or do I have to remove one?

Thanks,

db

7

You will have a conflict there because XAMP will install Apache, MySQL and PHP in its own path and will not respect what’s being installed already. It is likely that since you already have a versiion of Apache running, it will use port 8080 instead of 80 which will likely be occupied by the first installation.

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Thanks molona. I will keep the installation
I’ve got.

Regards

db