Hi All!

My site, www.sindono.com, is currently running on a microsoft ASP webserver. So I have installed ActivePERL to run MovableType and that works. But I have serious problems when it comes to these fancy hacks and scripts I find around the net (e.g. @ scriptygoddess.com).. They almost all are done in PHP.

So, in a few weeks time I get my ADSL connection with a fixed IP address and I want to hookup my website on my own server that I can manage.

What to do? Install Linux and PHP or something? (PHP runs on linux right?). And then what, any tips on how to make this smooth?

And to save my current content I need to export it and import it back into my new setup right?

Any help, tips, lookouts, etc are welcome!

Best,
-- Jaron

p.s. if it is going to be linux, can I still access it in a windows network or something to store files on? 'Cause my design PC is a Windows box...

p.p.s. what do you advise me to use? MySQL or Berkeley. And where do I get MySQL if I want to use it (as you've guessed by now, I am not much of a Linux guru...)

*bump*

You can install php on your windows machine.  Here's the links for what I downloaded for Windows 2000 & 98 setups:

http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/win32/
[apache_2.0.43-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi]

http://www.php.net/downloads.php
[php-4.2.3-Win32.zip]

http://www.activestate.com/Product....ivePerl
[ActivePerl-5.6.1.633-MSWin32-x86.msi]

http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql-3.23.html
[mysql-3.23.53-win.zip]

course you can install all those with linux too, and the newer distributions come with it all set up already, heh.

So that should give you an idea!  Hope this helps.

Huh? Wow, that's a surprise! Running PHP on a windows box...

Anyway, I saw a link to Apache, that's a webserver right? Is it possible to use this with IIS also? So run, PHP scripts on an IIS webserver?

Thanks for your reply BMK!

I'm running Apache, but I'm sure you can do it with IIS also.

I've had some luck with the phpdev bundle, from Firepages. This will install Apache, PHP, MySQL with Perl as an option into a directory on your Windows box.

It's a fairly painless process and all wrapped up in a nice neat package.

some notes;
PHP.net has an .exe build of PHP, which configures everything for IIS as you go along the installation. Just read carefully any READMEs and such.
Using Apache (the number 1 webserver) one has to use the zipped build of PHP and configure manually, editing some files and moving some others. But it's pretty straightforward.
Apache 1.3xx also needs manual configuration for basic startup -  pointing to a fully qualified domain name or IP-addy and choose port to serve on etc.

IMPORTANT!!!
Do NOT use latest PHP (4.2.3) with Apache 2.xxx !!! They are atm incompatible, due to the 'beta' nature of Apache's 2.xxx Windows ports. Use PHP with Apache's 1.3.27 and up builds for now. !!!IMPORTANT

MySQL presents no trouble, download and install and read hefty manual.

I'm running the Apache/PHP/MySQL trio myself on a Win2k box.
Running the thing on Linux is of course optimal.

/PaBu