How-To: Add a LAMP Server to Your Linux Desktop for Development
Lately I’ve been in the mood to do some PHP/MySQL development for my website. In the past, like most newbie or part-time developers, I would work on some code on my desktop and then uploaded the changes to the remote server and hit refresh — not very efficient. This time around I wanted to see how easy or hard it would be to get a production Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP (LAMP) server working on my Debian-based Ubuntu desktop (currently running Feisty Fawn 7.04) so I can do all the development and testing locally without disturbing my LIVE remote site. Below are the steps I took to reach my objective. Notice: The instructions require basic to intermediate knowledge of Linux, how to use a Terminal, sudo, apt-get, and understanding of PHP and MySQL interaction. MORE »
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Alexander Grundner is a San Francisco Peninsula based web publisher who spends most of his time tracking down news stories for eHomeUprade, attending technology events, or working on his next big project.
For fun he likes to stay active outdoors, take photographs, shoot video, hack together PHP/Python code, play with Linux, and test new technologies.
