Dear friends,
I have a subject to learn php. They tell me to install XAMPP (Windows) to build a basic local server. I have read many times that the best way to learn Freebsd is by trying to make a concrete project. A long time ago I installed Freebsd in a partition and used it like crazy ... I broke it.
I think that building a small server can be a good exercise to train seriously with Freebsd. My php book says this:
"The development server to work with PHP must consist of the following:
- A web server .... the most popular of all is the Apache.
-The PHP environment
-A text editor.
It is possible to download all the elements independently, install them and configure them, but the process can be very laborious and complicated if you do not have practice. It is much easier to use an already configured installation package that simplifies the installation tasks of the web server and PHP as XAMPP. "
Well, I want to do just that: download the elements, install them and configure them ... in Freebsd. For now, these are my questions:
1) Is it better to use an old PC or a virtual machine?
2) I install freebsd, Apache, php environment (which?) .... and I could start practicing php?
I'm going to use the FreeBSD Handbook to try to build this. Thank you very much for your time.
Greetings from Spain
I have a subject to learn php. They tell me to install XAMPP (Windows) to build a basic local server. I have read many times that the best way to learn Freebsd is by trying to make a concrete project. A long time ago I installed Freebsd in a partition and used it like crazy ... I broke it.
I think that building a small server can be a good exercise to train seriously with Freebsd. My php book says this:
"The development server to work with PHP must consist of the following:
- A web server .... the most popular of all is the Apache.
-The PHP environment
-A text editor.
It is possible to download all the elements independently, install them and configure them, but the process can be very laborious and complicated if you do not have practice. It is much easier to use an already configured installation package that simplifies the installation tasks of the web server and PHP as XAMPP. "
Well, I want to do just that: download the elements, install them and configure them ... in Freebsd. For now, these are my questions:
1) Is it better to use an old PC or a virtual machine?
2) I install freebsd, Apache, php environment (which?) .... and I could start practicing php?
I'm going to use the FreeBSD Handbook to try to build this. Thank you very much for your time.
Greetings from Spain