NYCPHP Meetup

[Mark Simko]

On Mon, 2010-02-15 at 11:02 -0500, joomla-request at lists.nyphp.org wrote:
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> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:17:15 -0200
> From: Helv?cio da Silva <helvecio.rj at gmail.com>
> To: "NYPHP SIG: Joomla" <joomla at lists.nyphp.org>
> Subject: [joomla] Server2Go, GONE! How about XAMMP?
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> Hi all!
> 
> I've been trying out XAMPP in my Mac and it works like a charm! Easy
> installation, easy GUI (could be improved).
> 
> Once started, it doesn't matter wether I close or not my browser, it's
> still
> there.
> 
> Database and Joomla installations are a breeze. And I've done those
> more
> than once just to make sure.
> 
> I even realized how EASY it is to work on a Joomla site locally then
> uploading it to a remote server!! ;-D
> 

Sounds like the digital version of turducken to me!

Doesn't Mac have apache/php/mysql? If not, why not just run a LAMP
server?