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hi all

does anybody know of any good free web server programs i can download that actually work? it has to atleast support asp.net OR php (or both lol). the reason i'm asking on here is because i've found heaps of them but most that i found are near impossible to setup up. i did however find one that was as easy as 123! but it has one problem... it tends to forget my admin password every few weeks, and i can't reset it or anything so i have to backup everything, uninstall and then reinstall it all over again.

flag	asked Nov 12 at 16:03 baeltazor

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Of course, it would have been helpful to specify which ones you have already tried or what operating system etc. I use apache on Windows as my testbed. – Sinan Ünür Nov 12 at 16:04

jldupont · Answer 1 · 2009-11-12 16:04:17Z

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Check out WAMP (Apache, MySQL, PHP on Windows): installation is very easy.

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	Gotta love WAMP. – Josh K Nov 12 at 16:09
	Don't forget Mono if you want to run ASP.NET – AnonJr Nov 12 at 18:19

bdwakefield · Answer 2 · 2009-11-12 16:04:49Z

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Just install IIS with Windows? Install .NET and install PHP, and done?

answered Nov 12 at 16:04

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Yeah, just navigate to Windows Features and put some clickin on the Internet Information Service (or whatever...) – Morten Bergfall Nov 12 at 16:06

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The web platform installer microsoft has is pretty slick. – Daniel A. White Nov 12 at 16:06

This right here is the answer, if you're on Windows. Especially with WebPI -- that makes it super easy to get rolling. – John Rudy Nov 12 at 16:12

squillman · Answer 3 · 2009-11-12 16:10:55Z

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Yes, you can get all of this (and more) from the web platform installer. Good for personal use.

IIS, PHP, ASP.NET, SQL Express, various web apps that live on top of PHP or ASP.NET., etc etc etc.

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Sakamoto Kazuma · Answer 4 · 2009-11-12 16:30:58Z

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Also take a look at XAMPP or LAMPP for linux.

answered Nov 12 at 16:30

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+1 for XAMPP, brilliant software, makes it so easy to have a website/forums/joomla etc setup in minutes – James.Elsey Nov 12 at 17:25

Bryan McLemore · Answer 5 · 2009-11-12 16:05:22Z

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Apache2 has a decent windows installer iirc. And PHP did as well.

answered Nov 12 at 16:05

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DeckerDK · Answer 6 · 2009-11-12 18:01:29Z

'Abyss Web Server X1' from http://www.aprelium.com/

Making it run ASP.NET and PHP does involve a little bit of tinkering (better read the docs), but after that it seems to run okay for personal use.

web server for personal computer

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