Question Getting either XAMPP or WAMP on Win7 64 bit

I lost the machine that had an XAMPP testbed running. I have tried running both WAMP and XAMPP on my Win7 64 bit machine but cannot get either one running.

Has anyone done this with success or am I just running into some self inficted issue?

Mike

xamp and wamp Will not work on a 64bit system, as for them as a whole i have found your better of paying £5/$5 a month for a small testbed shell ( hosted site ) so you can test your site than trying to use these bits of software as, as this user has found you get more troubles than you gain.

Kind Regards Cerberus

Now that's an interesting idea that I had not considered or even thought of. I'll give that some thought but right now it sounds like a great idea. A real world test site. Thanks for a great idea!

Mike

i run one myself hidden in a secret location on my live site shell, and it has been an asset over the years.

Ummm ... did either of you read what I wrote over a day ago in Cannot insert emoticons into post ? :blush:

sozzled wrote:

Ummm ... did either of you read what I wrote over a day ago in Cannot insert emoticons into post ? :blush:

yes i read that and i gave the same answer as you did just word differently.

sozzled wrote:

XAMPP or WAMP don't like to work on 64-bit Windows systems (actually, I had a feeling that it has something to do with the MySQL part of it, not the web server bits). For that reason I abandoned my web development on Windows 7 (64-bit) but I occasionally do some experimentation in Windows 7 (32-bit). The bigger problem that I have (and still not fully resolved) liew with the new Windows 7 firewall which makes it virtually impossible (the response times are far too long) trying to access web pages across a Windows 7 LAN.

Simple solution: create a test site on your internet webhost and perform your experimentation there. It might take you a bit longer, copying files over the 'net via FTP, but at least you have the confidence of knowing that whatever you prove in that test environment will probably port its way across to your production site.

There is post sozzled was refering to so that other can read his opinions on this subject too, without having to go to other posts.