PHP Installation - Effects on Performance

Hang on what exactly are you asking?

If your asking will you have any performance issues installing php and apache and all that on your main rig then the simple answer is no. Assuming you dont mind loosing 10-100mb of ram. But it really makes bugger all difference in the real world mate :)
 
Why do you have to move your router?

Assuming your computer is reasonably powerful, then you wont struggle to run AMP [Apache, MySQL and PHP].

LAMPP [or XAMPP as it is now known] takes a lot of the effort out of installing the software, but steps should be taken to secure it before you use it for anything other than development.
 
SiriusB said:
Why do you have to move your router?

Assuming your computer is reasonably powerful, then you wont struggle to run AMP [Apache, MySQL and PHP].

LAMPP [or XAMPP as it is now known] takes a lot of the effort out of installing the software, but steps should be taken to secure it before you use it for anything other than development.
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The router was moved as there were issues with attenuation (I believe). (My house is situated in a bad place for an Internet connection [being quite far from an exchange]).

The computer I am running is reasonably powerful.

If I were intending to merely use it locally, (in other terms, I would simply be accessing the files through the browser on the computer they are stored), would it need only basic configuration (in other terms, there would be no security issues)?

Thanks for the good posts.

Angus Higgins
 
XAMPP has a utility that closes all the security holes. So once you have run that you should have no problems.
 
Does installing this on a different computer (the one that I have spare) yield any form of advantage? (It is note worthy that this would require some form of Wireless [WiFi 802.11b {I believe}] adapter [which would need to be purchased]). I don't like installing things on my main computer (as I fear it will cause problems).

Angus Higgins
 
It wouldn't cause any problems. But if you wanted to use it on another computer, it is easy to do. How you connect to that other computer will have absolutely zero impact.
 
SiriusB said:
It wouldn't cause any problems. But if you wanted to use it on another computer, it is easy to do. How you connect to that other computer will have absolutely zero impact.
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Thanks for the good post.

I was just trying to ascertain whether the energy (effort [if you will]) output in getting the Wireless (WiFi 802.11g [I believe]) adapter would be counterbalanced by the better performance of my compute (having not had the AMP installed).

I think I will install the LAMP system (or equivalent) on my old computer (after purchasing the afore-mentioned adapter for it [in order to network with it]). (I can purchase this adapter from Staples [where I intend to purchase a white-board]).

I thank you highly for these good responses. (This is the best thread I have participated in [in recent weeks {due to lack of argument}]).

Angus Higgins
 
WiFi adapters cost sod all these days and if it means you avoid routing cables all around your house it is well worth it.

LAMPP/XAMPP should run fine even on older computers with lots of users. Since you only intend to have the one user, you should have no problems at all.

Despite the extra work it takes reading your posts I just ignore it and answer your questions.
 
i only have one pc and i used to run a webserver/php/mysql to display my sig on these forums. i used to get over a thousand hits a day and i never noticed it. the signature was dynamically generated in php so it had work to do on every single request. it was totally transparent to me. even when gaming - yes i'm on windows but that shouldn't make any difference. :)
 
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