New install using on obuntu linux 8.04 desktop

[schofip]

I am new to zen cart and although I consider myself IT lierate I am also new to linux. Can someone please confirm the version of XAMP(LAMPP) to download to work with the latest version of ZC. I bought the book by Goh Koon Hoek but it only refers to installing on a windows platform. I downloaded XAMPP(LAMPP) ver 1.4.16 for Linux but it did not contain the Mercury webserver or filezilla as per book.

Applogies if this is answered somewhere else on this site.

[DrByte]

Mercury is a mailserver application for Windows. You'll need an equivalent on your linux server if it doesn't already have such a service running on it.

As for an appropriate version of XAMPP/LAMPP, you'll want one that has PHP 5.2.x or older. Don't use PHP 5.3.x or newer if you're using Zen Cart v1.3.8a or older.

[schofip]

I am attempting to set up a development zen cart environment on on my laptop by running obuntu 8.04 in a virtual window. I am fairly new to linux but reasonably IT literate.
I have setup a LAMP server successfully and even have Zencart installed and can access the home web page and admin via localhost.

I actually purchased the zen cart installation book by Goh Koon HoeK but this relates on setting up a windows server only.

My problem relates to installing and configuring a mailserver since mercury is not included in the LAMP install. I have tried setting up postfix using the guide on the Obuntu forum but have had problems and I do not have enough experience to troubleshoot the problem

I am sure there must be loads of you out there that have had to go through this.
Which is the best mailserver to use with Zencart on a LAMP server and does anybody have an idiots guide to installing and configuring it to work with Zen Cart.

Any help would be appreciated:

[wilt]

Hi,

With Ubuntu I would stick to the standard method of installing using apt.

There are plenty of tutorials for installing a LAMP stack under Ubuntu.

e.g.

http://lijamez.wordpress.com/2008/06...hting-up-lamp/