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New WHS Add-ins: PHP & MySQL Installers

By on September 18, 2009 in Add-ins & Apps, News, Software, Windows Home Server

If you have ever wanted to host your own blog or website from your WHS, Nigel Wilks of mediasmartserver.net has released a couple of new add-ins to help get you there.

nigeladdins 300x242 New WHS Add ins: PHP & MySQL Installers

The first add-in is called WHS PHP Installer. PHP is a widely used general-purpose scripting language for web development.

The second add-in is called WHS MySQL Installer.  MySQL is a relational database management system and is a prerequisite for many popular blog publishing and forum programs.  WordPress, the blog publishing software used by WGS requires PHP and MySQL.

I had some experience with installing and configuring all these programs mentioned above earlier this year using the WHS wikis.  I plan on trying out these 2 add-in soon to see how much they improve the user experience in installing and configuring these programs.

If you look close, you will notice that our very own Drashna has been given co-credit for the add-in.  Congrats to both Nigel and Drashna!

More info:

WHS PHP Installer

WHS MySQL Installer


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About Jim Clark

Hello. I’m from the heartland of the U.S. Lots of corn and beans, although Iowa is a lot more than just farmland. It also has a few computer enthusiasts (no, not me!). I’ve been around PCs since I got my 1st PC XT aloooong time ago. WGS is one of the first sites I found centered around WHS. And the best. Every once in awhile, I do get away from the KB and enjoy time with and my wife and our 4 kids. And I do have a day job.
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  • Web Ferret

    I'll await your review! I have two websites I'd like to host on my own server so this could be the answer.

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/Jim_Clark Jim_Clark

      So I get to be the Guinea Pig. Again???!!! ;)

      It's on my plate… :)

      • http://intensedebate.com/people/tezzer Terry Walsh

        What, you have a guinea pig on your plate? Need protein to go with that corn and beans, Jim? :p

        • http://intensedebate.com/people/Jim_Clark Jim_Clark

          Yum Yum!

  • Wayne

    I installed both as well as WordPress yesterday. It went off without a hitch. Now I'm asking myself what I'm gonna do with a blog.