1. Setting Up a Development Server Once you have your own development server, you’ll wonder how you ever managed without one, and it’s easy to set one up!

2. Ready set go What Is a WAMP, MAMP, or LAMP? Windows, Apache, MySQL, and PHP MAC, Apache, MySQL, and PHP Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP

3. Windows http://easyphp.orghttp://easyphp.org Testing the Installation http://127.0.0.1/home http://localhost/home

4. Macintosh http://mamp.info/en/index.htmlhttp://mamp.info/en/index.html A quick test

5. PHP Resources www.zend.com www.hotscripts.com Google searches

6. Hosting Resouces www.findmyhosting.com Web hosting guide Many considerations when choosing a hosting Prices vary provider to provider Free hosting company is a BAD idea www.rackforce.com (dedicated servers) www.rackforce.com www.cihost.com shared hosting www.cihost.com

7. What to look for in hosting Some specifics to look for PHP Version 5.1 or higher MySQL Version 5.1 or higher Type of account access (FTP/SFPT/SSH/TELNET0 Access to MySQL command line? What scripts are pre-installed and how to disable them What kind of contract for hosting?

8. More on hosting Check reputation of host provider www.findmyhosting.com a good resource to check plans www.findmyhosting.com SELF hosting on Macintosh www.entropy.chwww.entropy.ch SELF hosting on Windows www.devside.net