Years ago I got into Python just a little bit. I know PHP very well and because I wanted to stay in web app development, learning Python seemed like the next logical step. Python is awesome, very learner friendly. Libraries are extensive and can get a lot done for you. With my PHP knowledge and my in depth understanding of servers, it was very easy for me to build out a dev environment to play around with. At first I was using a WAMP install, but eventually put my work on a linux VPS within my … [Read more...] about Lose your LAMP, MAMP, or WAMP dev environments and start using Koding
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WAMP does not work with Skype
WAMP and Skype both use ports 443 and 80 by default. If you have Skype open (or a third party skype tool that uses the skypekit.exe) and try to use WAMP then you'll be able to bring your server online but you won't be able to start services fully. Here's the fix: Head into Skype options and uncheck the box that says "Use ports 80 and 443 as alternative for incoming connections". Close and Open Skype. Restart Services on WAMP EDIT: I've seen issues where restarting services doesn't … [Read more...] about WAMP does not work with Skype
WordPress and WAMP: Permalinks other than Default do not work
Permalinks uses mod_rewrite module. By default, this is not enabled in WAMP. Here's how to enable it. Left click the WAMP icon near your clock and or find your httpd.conf by searching in your wamp folder. It will be in your apache folder's conf directory. I found it here: C:\wamp\bin\apache\apache2.2.22\conf. Once the file is open, find the following line and take the has tag out of it. So this: [crayon-5f69f6eb86426940033997/] Needs to look like … [Read more...] about WordPress and WAMP: Permalinks other than Default do not work
Default WAMP phpmyadmin username and password
In case you're wondering, the default WAMP username\password for phpmyadmin is as follows: username: root password: [none] So if you were to say, set up the WordPress wp-config.php file, it would look something like this. [crayon-5f69f6eb87228888305204/] [crayon-5f69f6eb8722f469662104/] I hope this help some people avoid some headaches. Cheers! … [Read more...] about Default WAMP phpmyadmin username and password
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