I'm teaching myself html, css, php, and MySQL from books), and am nearing the end of the html/css book..
It suddenly dawned on me that using a hosted server to learn to web program would be a total PITA... So I want to use my G4 for this.. I have an extra hard drive in it, that is mostly empty...
This is my main computer.. I do my web surfing, music, etc. on this thing..
Someone recommended that I could download everything I need in one self installing package called XAMPP... Which sounded wondeful, but when I went to the website it said that it was for OSX 10.4 and above..
I'm running 10.3.. So I thought, well maybe I can get a copy of 10.4 on ebay on the cheap.. because I'd like to install OSX on my G3 iBook anyways (running OS9 still).. But 'YIKES!' .. It costs $180-220 for a copy of tiger.. I don't understand this as leopard is $129.. but it is what it is..
In either case, I'm out of work and barely getting by, so spending that kind of money is a non starter..
Which is why I'm here.. How can I get these apps on my G4's spare hard drive using the existing OS I'm running?
Before I run around and start installing things without knowing where to get them, what they are, what caveats, etc.. I thought I'd ask here first..
According to the book, I need to have apache, and the latest versions of php and MySQL
Be gentle..LOL I'm venturing into uncharted waters here... (for me)
It suddenly dawned on me that using a hosted server to learn to web program would be a total PITA... So I want to use my G4 for this.. I have an extra hard drive in it, that is mostly empty...
This is my main computer.. I do my web surfing, music, etc. on this thing..
Someone recommended that I could download everything I need in one self installing package called XAMPP... Which sounded wondeful, but when I went to the website it said that it was for OSX 10.4 and above..
I'm running 10.3.. So I thought, well maybe I can get a copy of 10.4 on ebay on the cheap.. because I'd like to install OSX on my G3 iBook anyways (running OS9 still).. But 'YIKES!' .. It costs $180-220 for a copy of tiger.. I don't understand this as leopard is $129.. but it is what it is..
In either case, I'm out of work and barely getting by, so spending that kind of money is a non starter..
Which is why I'm here.. How can I get these apps on my G4's spare hard drive using the existing OS I'm running?
Before I run around and start installing things without knowing where to get them, what they are, what caveats, etc.. I thought I'd ask here first..
According to the book, I need to have apache, and the latest versions of php and MySQL
Be gentle..LOL I'm venturing into uncharted waters here... (for me)