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Subject: XAMPP or Ubuntu Server?
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:41:38 -0500
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Hi,

I was doing a little research about setting up a local testing server on 
an extra computer here.  Two "out of the box" solutions I have come 
across for Ubuntu are the Server edition, which has an automated Lamp 
server install option, and the XAMPP this here:

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html

It seems to me these are very similar - does anyone have any helpful 
tips for me? I'm not very linux savvy yet, so I'd like to install a GUI 
on the same system rather than trying to fake my way though code.

 From what I have read, my idea is to install ubuntu with a gui 
(probably Xubuntu, just because it uses less memory), then install the 
XAMPP business (which seems pretty straightforward).  I was going to run 
one computer as the server and then the website building from another, 
but it seems that would not be neccesary if I were to install a gui on 
the server, right?  Everything would just be http://localhost/ right?

Anyways, sorry for these (probably) very basic questions - I appreciate 
any help or experiences anyone would care to share with me!
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