Developing on Linux/Apache final home on Windows/IIS6

mdkelly_komex

Hello all,

I am about to start development of a web-based application to allow employees of our company to create and submit job postion postings for viewing on our company website.

In our office, where I will be developing the application, we run Linux/Apache2.0.52/PHP4.3.9/MySQL4.0.17

In the office where the application will finally be hosted, they are running Windows 2003 Server (IIS6)/PHP4.3.9-Win32/MySQL4.1.7-win

I have had some experience with PHP/MySQL, not an expert by any means, but a little more than a newbie, and I am just wondering about any possible pitfalls I could run into when the day comes to transfer the application from over from my Linux system to their Windows system.

With this I am speaking only of differences, if any, between PHP coding for use on a Linux based machine to PHP coding for use on a Windows based machine.

I know I will have more questions while I am in the throws of development, but I thought this one would be a good one to start with.

Thanks

LordShryku

There really shouldn't be any difference, unless you are using filesystem functions, where the difference will obviously be the file paths. As long as you code assuming register_globals is off, have you're databases setup the same with proper permissions, it should be pretty much identical.

mdkelly_komex

Thanks for the info.

I do not see any filesystem functions for this application. Just a form to get the data into the database, and some php to display that data on the web site.

Thanks again

Norman_Graham

I find that the majority of PHP coders develop on Windows initially, although many migrate to Linux once they start getting into open-source software and getting used to manipulating code. Most of the hosters who offer PHP/MySQL are, however, running LAMP. I've never come across a commercial WAMP hoster. So these people are writing their code on Windows and FTPing to Linux. It never seems to cause a problem unless, as Shryku says, the code addresses a local file system.

One thing to watch out for, however: Windows completely ignores file permissions. You can chmod as much as you like - Windows will ignore it. Windows does have its own file-permissions system, I think from Win2K upwards, but I'm not sure.

HTH

Norm

mdkelly_komex

Thank you for your reply as well.

I would prefer it to be running on a LAMPs box as well as that is what I have switched our ofice infrastructure over to, well Linux anyway, but some of our offices are just behind the times :-)

Thank you for the information