Re: Differences between PHP on LAMP and PHP on Windows Servers

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Matijn Woudt <tijnema@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 3:29 PM, Gates, Jeff <GatesJ@si.edu> wrote: >> From: Matijn Woudt >> <tijnema@gmail.com<mailto:tijnema@gmail.com>> >> Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 3:59 PM >> To: >> "ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk<mailto:ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk>" >> <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk<mailto:ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk>> >> Cc: Jeff Gates >> <gatesj@si.edu<mailto:gatesj@si.edu>>, >> "php-general@lists..php.net<mailto:php-general@lists.php.net>" >> <php-general@lists.php.net<mailto:php-general@lists.php.net>> >> Subject: Re: [PHP] Differences between PHP on LAMP and PHP on Windows Servers >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Ashley Sheridan >> <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk<mailto:ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk>> >> wrote: >> On Wed, 2012-05-23 at 20:54 +0200, Matijn Woudt wrote: >> >> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:15 PM, Gates, Jeff >> <GatesJ@si.edu<mailto:GatesJ@si.edu>> wrote: >>> Can anyone tell me what differences I might encounter by working with PHP on a Unix >>> server verses working with PHP on a Windows server. We use Windows production servers here but many >>> of us would like to get more LAMP environments. >>> >>> So, I'm wondering if I can use the hive mind here to get a sense of the pros and >>> cons of each platform. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Jeff >> >> Apart from all other suggestions, one of the most common errors are >> because of different php.ini settings. If you can keep those settings >> (mostly) equal, there will not be that many errors. >> >> - Matijn >> >> >> >> I would say that's not limited to the distinction between Windows and Linux but any >> server. I've seen what appears to be an identical setup (same version of PHP, MySQL, etc) fail >> only because of a small setting in the php.ini file, just because the default was slightly different >> on the second system; both were running Linux. >> >> >> Yes, ofcourse, that comment was meant for any two systems. >> >> - Matijn >> >> Well, let me also add a related question: what types of problems might I encounter if I was >> trying to set up a Drupal or Wordpress instance on a Windows server running PHP as opposed to a Unix >> server? >> >> Jeff > > You might need to change a few basic configuration options (paths, > database, etc) inside Drupal/Wordpress/.., but otherwise those are > perfectly compatible on Windows & Linux. > > - Matijn > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > Why not install virtualbox or something similar and install a flavor of linux and use that to do your dev on? It more closely mimics what will be the operating environment and would lead to less hassles -- Bastien Cat, the other other white meat