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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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