Apache on Windows 1

[mrasad]

Hello ... Sorry if this is not the right place to ask.

I have a question. I want to develop an online fault logging system, using MySql, Apache and PHP. My first question is can I do this on a Windows Platform? Can this software be downloaded for free? if so, where from?

My second question is if/when I have a apache web server up an running on a windows 2000 platform, do I need to have a fixed ip address? Currently, I am on a dial-up connection.

Many thanks

Asad

 

[Chacalinc]

Mysql = free =

http://www.mysql.com

PHP = free =

http://www.php.net

Apache = free =

http://www.apache.org

All of them supported on Windows and *nix/linux

Not to have apache running, but if you want customers/clients to visit your pages, what IP to go?
Anyway, apache requires that you have a ethernet card OR dial-up network must be running in order to run apache.

Hope this helps.

cheers.

 

[lgarner]

Yes, they run on all sorts of platforms. For your customers to contact you, you'll want to set up a DNS name. Since you're undoubtedly getting a different address each time you connect, look at DynDNS (

http://www.dyndns.org)

or some of the other dynamic DNS companies. That way your public DNS name will "adapt" to your changing IP address.