RE: CHEAPO hosting??

You can save on hosting if you have a machine running any of the MS operating
systems.  I installed all the required software - Apache, Perl, PHP & MySQL
as part of a bundle available free from http://www.firepages.com.au/devindex.htm
. All you have to do after downloading it is unzip it directly to the C:\ drive
root and copy the php.ini file from the bundle to the windows directory.

Very quick and painless in my opinion plus saves you money.

Regards,
Philip

>Both Perl and MySQL also have Windows binaries that can install easily on
>your local Windows box, as does Apache.
>
>http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl/?_x=1
>http://mysql.com/downloads/mysql-3.23.html
>http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/win32/
>
>PHP can also be installed with the Win32 binary from http://php.net.
>
>I haven't heard of the host you mention (figured I should answer your
>questions since you had to wade through all this unsolicited advice!)
>
>D
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
>[mailto:owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org]On Behalf Of Roger Harness
>
>
>ok folks, i'm a struggling student, and i haven't been bright enough to
>figure out how to successfully install unix on my system (sorry if you've
>heard that before)but i want to be able to practice perl and mysql stuff. So

>my next best (?) choice is to get a cheap host that i can play with. just
>doing a search, i found icdsoft.com at http://www.icdsoft.com/master.html
>and was just wondering if anybody's ever heard of it, or something similiar?

>its like 5 bucks a month and a five dollar domain registration. so for 65
>bucks, i can have blahblah.com, with the ability to telnet in, experiment
>with my scripts, and even play with mysql. This just seems SOOOO cheap. Is

>there some kinda catch i'm just do dense to see? Again, this is mainly for

>practice, but with the domain, i guess i could at least work on an online
>resume :)
>
>
Philip Drew M.C.P.
5 Kilbreena Road,
Dunboyne,
County Meath,
Republic of Ireland.
Telephone 086 274 2873.
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