royalflush Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 hi, im totally new to php, mysql, apache, and oscommerce. i would like to know how u guys do the customization on the source? what i do now is upload the oscommerce, install, and do the modify on the php file remotely through ftp~ do u guys install apache, php, mysql, on your computer and then do the coding on your computer then upload to your server? i believe all of you do it that way, right? easier for debug..... sorry, i think my question is a bit dump~ but i really dont know. thanks in advance
bill110 Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 Most everyone edits locally. You can use xaamp or easyphp both are free and are complete servers,php,mysql. My Contributions Stylesheet With Descriptions Glassy Grey Boxtops Our Products Meta Tags On The Fly Password Protect Admin "No matter where you go....There you are" - Buccaroo Bonsai
khime Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 Of course its better to modify the code on your local computer first as you dont want to be messing around when customers are browsing and purchasing on your website. You need to install a PHP on your machine and run it as a webhost. I dont know how to do this so can anybody else advise? What I do though is run a test site on my hosting and modify the code there and edit it via FTP to see the results and fully test it before transferring the code to the live site. Alternativly you can install a new copy of oscommerce on your current website on a different folder e.g www.yourdomain.com/testsite so copy your existing code (apart from the config.php) to the testsite folder and go to www.yourdomain.com/testsite/index.php for a copy of your current site that should be safe for editing when adding new contributions
jasonabc Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 do u guys install apache, php, mysql, on your computer and then do the coding on your computer then upload to your server? Yes. I have found XAMPP to be somewhat buggy. The Windows Installers that come with Apache, PHP and MySQL these days make very light/quick work of getting all three installed on your PC for local development. This is an excellent tutorial: http://www.expertsrt.com/tutorials/Matt/install-apache.html Jason My Contributions: Paypal Payflow PRO | Rollover Category Images | Authorize.net Invoice Number Fix
asdqert Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Had problems here with using port80 for Vertrigo. So perhaps a small tip to people issueing with about the same thing: a virtual machine does the trick. VMware or a free alternative + winXP and when running on fullscreen you won't even notice its a Windows install rúnning inside another windows install. :)
bill110 Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 For beginners easyphp is a good one. click to install and follow prompts. If you want to add an alias for different shops etc. that menu is in french. My Contributions Stylesheet With Descriptions Glassy Grey Boxtops Our Products Meta Tags On The Fly Password Protect Admin "No matter where you go....There you are" - Buccaroo Bonsai
royalflush Posted April 18, 2007 Author Posted April 18, 2007 Thanks for all the replies..... i forgot to check this thread finally, i installed apache 2.2, php 5, mysql 5 and sqlyog in order to do it locally. thanks for suggesting phpeasy, i will take a look
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