You undoubtedly know where to find these by now, but just in case, the Web sites associated with each
of our three components have incredibly detailed information to help you work out any issues, or report
any bugs you may find in the programs:
❑ For Apache questions and information: www.apache.org
❑ For PHP questions and information: www.php.net
❑ For MySQL questions and information: www.mysql.com
AMP Installers
Now that we’ve taken your entire Saturday afternoon to install and configure each of these components,
we can tell you about some third-party software programs that will complete the installation for you.
You can find an extended list of these types of installers at www.hotscripts.com.
Foxserv
This is an Apache/MySQL/PHP installer that can be found at www.foxserv.net. It is offered as an open
source program and is free to the general public. Foxserv allows you to customize your configuration files
during installation and also allows for PEAR modules to be downloaded. (You can read more about the
use of PEAR in Appendix H.) This installer is compatible with both Windows and Linux systems.
PHPTriad
This is another open source installer that is available at no charge. It is available for download at http://
sourceforge.net/projects/phptriad/ but is currently applicable to Windows systems only. Along
with Apache, PHP, and MySQL, the package includes Perl and phpMyAdmin (another powerful database
administration system we discuss in blog 3).
NuSphere Technology Platform
The creators of the popular PHP editing program PHPEd have also developed an AMP installer, which
they provide as a free download on their Web site at www.nusphere.com. This installer covers Apache,
MySQL, PHP, and PERL, and offers downloads for both Windows and Linux systems.
