[devtalk] easyphp - now I have a genuine problem

[joseph]

On 12/10/2012 16:48, David Precious wrote:
> [starting a new thread for this new topic rather than just hitting
> reply to another mail would have been better]
>    
<snip>

My apologies; at times I am quite good at that. Clearly this is not such 
a time!
> On Wed, 10 Oct 2012
> 19:19:06 +0100 joseph<joseph-harris at topmail.co.uk>  wrote:
David wrote:
> My only suggestion, which is unlikely to actually be helpful to you, is
> to run a real operating system and just install Apache, PHP and MySQL
> there.  It's pretty easy to dual-boot Linux, or run it within a virtual
> machine, or whack it on an old spare box to act as a development server.
>
> I do realise that's akin to answering "how do I fix $problem with my
> Fiesta" with "why are you driving one of them, they suck, get a
> Ferrari" though :)
>
>
>    
:-)  Were I using such a program more often I would seriously think 
about that option; it did cross my mind at one point. But just as 
quickly I came across DesktopServer and its Limited edition. After 
hesitation I put it in and it seems even easier than Easy in some ways. 
My fall back would have been to check some ideas on the host of the 
actual domain; but I have the fear of the amateur :-) . I have now from 
the developers the latest Wordpress theme update, but not packaged for 
install [I am indeed a Windows slave]. I need a change that is in it. I 
imagine I can upload straightforwardly as a separate theme version.

I still wonder why EasyPHP proved a problem here - W7 64 on an up to 
date if fairly basic machine, when it ran on the previous similar one. 
But I have learnt there may be mysteries requiring incantations like 
Cobol and C++ and even more modern things. My antennae did wiggle at 
your hash comment [or lack of such :-) ]. Is there potential for 
explanation in that?

I have long thought about Linux, and am nagged by a linux fan - a 
leading one I think - in the US. But I really can't deal with the 
learning curve, both on a time and concentration shortage. Also, for 
where my interests lie, the potential advantages are more sophisticated 
than I need. On top of which, I'm just pulling projects together after 
five or six years of obstructions, so the fewer diversions I have at the 
moment the more I like it :-) . Time for doing it is still very limited 
[and likely to remain so], but thanks to you and present and former 
members of both dev lists, at least I have an idea what I am looking at 
with much coding, among other helps.

Joseph