Local Server recommendations

Hello, what are some good recommendations for local test servers on a windows pc?
I have seen apache2triad, uniformserver.. are these good or are there any others worth looking at?

Thanks.

Go to http://www.apachefriends.org/en and download the Installer version of XAMPP - which is an all-in-one Apache web server package with Apache, Php 4 & 5, MySQL, phpMyAdmin etc. It's literally a 1-click install. You can then switch between php 4 and 5 by using the switch within the XAMPP control panel (you do have to stop Apache for the change to take place).

You may also want to download and install Post Cast server which gives you a 'local' mail server to use when running Zen Cart (edited the other shopping cart) sites on XAMPP. Set it not to allow Post Cast to connect to the Internet.

People seem to have fewer problems with XAMPP than with Apache Triad or Easy PHP.

Vger

I'd follow Vger's lead there. Excellent suggestion.

That said, if you'd like a pictorial guide, there's an older document written to explain installing via apache2triad with Zen Cart - just click here. I'm sure you can adapt the instructions there to work with XAMPP and focus on the section related to installing Zen Cart.

Great news, thanks alot for that info. I am off to download now.

Thanks,

Hi again, got it installed, it looks a good trick thanks.

Just one question, I am running the zencart installer and having a problem hooking up with the database I created (by creating a folder under the mysql/data section).

What is the correct Database host address and username and password? (because I have not set these anywhere as I only created a folder for the database as was mentioned in another post).

Many thanks if you can help me out with this.

chief_wiggum

ok, its cool thanks
I just used root and kept the password blank and it worked.

Sorry to trouble you,

Thanks again for the xmapp recommendation.

Cheers,