LAMP Question

[joelbyrd]

I was looking at jobs on craigslist and saw several postings saying
something like "2+ years experience developing for a LAMP
(Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP) platform...". Now, I've been working with PHP
and MySQL a few months now, but here's my question: where does the
Linux part and Apache part come in? What should I know? In other
words, I don't think I've ever had to deal with anything specific to
Linux or Apache, so in what circumstances would knowledge of these need
to come in? (I hope that's somewhat clear)

[samudasu]

I guess it depends on what the company is expecting you to do. Most
likely their environment is setup on unix/linux machines so that would
required you to know your way around a linux os. There are also many
linux OS functions that could be used with exec() and other Process
execution functions of php. As far as Apache goes, most serious
websites run on it so it would be worth your while to know at least a
little about it. I suppose another part of it is a bias of the company
towards linux and not windows. PHP, mysql, and apache also grew up and
were developed on unix/linux os platforms.

[d]

"samudasu" <sa******@hotma il.com> wrote in message
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I guess it depends on what the company is expecting you to do. Most
likely their environment is setup on unix/linux machines so that would
required you to know your way around a linux os. There are also many
linux OS functions that could be used with exec() and other Process
execution functions of php. As far as Apache goes, most serious
websites run on it so it would be worth your while to know at least a
little about it. I suppose another part of it is a bias of the company
towards linux and not windows. PHP, mysql, and apache also grew up and
were developed on unix/linux os platforms.

I wouldn't say they were necessarily biased - they just have their sites
hosted on linux, and want a developer who's familiar with it :)

[samudasu]

You're right d. I meant to say it's possible that some companies may
have a bias towards one os or another.
Joel, i suggest setting up a linux box and installing apache, mysql,
php, and then playing around with it. You can even setup a dual boot
system with windows and linux. You can then say you're familiar with
lamp. Other than that, if you're competent with php programming that
should be enough for most companies.
good luck!

[d]

"samudasu" <sa******@hotma il.com> wrote in message
news:11******** **************@ g43g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .

You're right d. I meant to say it's possible that some companies may
have a bias towards one os or another.
Joel, i suggest setting up a linux box and installing apache, mysql,
php, and then playing around with it. You can even setup a dual boot
system with windows and linux. You can then say you're familiar with
lamp. Other than that, if you're competent with php programming that
should be enough for most companies.
good luck!

indeed :)

Another good way to get to grips with it is to use a virtual machine. That
way you have all your documentation to hand (and a familiar OS :)) while you
find your feet.

dave

[Jim Carlock]

"d" <[e-mail] m> posted:

Another good way to get to grips with it is to use a virtual machine.

Would you (or anyone else) be able to recommend a virtual machine?
Virtual machine, to me, means a command-prompt with a Unix look
and feel, with Unix commands which translate into the MS-DOS
equivalents. Is that the same type of Virtual Machine you refer to?

Jim Carlock
Post replies to the group.

[d]

"Jim Carlock" <an*******@127. 0.0.1> wrote in message
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"d" <[e-mail] m> posted:

Another good way to get to grips with it is to use a virtual machine.

Would you (or anyone else) be able to recommend a virtual machine?
Virtual machine, to me, means a command-prompt with a Unix look
and feel, with Unix commands which translate into the MS-DOS
equivalents. Is that the same type of Virtual Machine you refer to?

Jim Carlock
Post replies to the group.

I'm talking about a virtual machine like VMWare. You set it up, and you
essentially get a new PC running in a window on your chosen OS. You can
make it run full-screen, so it looks and feels like an actual PC rather than
a virtual one. It emulates a decent-enough graphics card to run your GUI of
choice, has sound, USB, etc. support. You can run a distro in it, and it'll
work perfectly. You can pause/resume the machine at will, and using
VMWare's new (and free) server software, run the virtual machine as a
service.

It's come a long way :)

www.vmware.com

dave

[Jasen Betts]

On 2006-02-14, jo******@gmail. com <jo******@gmail .com> wrote:

I was looking at jobs on craigslist and saw several postings saying
something like "2+ years experience developing for a LAMP
(Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP) platform...". Now, I've been working with PHP
and MySQL a few months now, but here's my question: where does the
Linux part and Apache part come in? What should I know? In other
words, I don't think I've ever had to deal with anything specific to
Linux or Apache, so in what circumstances would knowledge of these need
to come in? (I hope that's somewhat clear)

how to configure /etc/apache2/hosts/enabled/*

how to install/configure apache modules,

..htaccess

basic linux command line (like why "cp /there/*" is a bad idea)

linux filesystem features: symbolic and hard links, mount(6), chmod(1),
chown(1)

some DNS knowledge could help too.
--

Bye.
Jasen

[P-Rage]

I would stay away from the VMWare idea. If you land a job, you're not
likely to use virtual machines; you'll use real ones. So, familiarize
yourself with installing a few Linux distros, and
installing/configuring Apache, MySQL, and PHP. Most of the job
descriptions I see call for knowledge of either RedHat or Debian based
distros. I have seen a few calling for Novell's,OSs but it's rare. Good
Luck!

[David Haynes]

P-Rage wrote:

I would stay away from the VMWare idea. If you land a job, you're not
likely to use virtual machines; you'll use real ones. So, familiarize
yourself with installing a few Linux distros, and
installing/configuring Apache, MySQL, and PHP. Most of the job
descriptions I see call for knowledge of either RedHat or Debian based
distros. I have seen a few calling for Novell's,OSs but it's rare. Good
Luck!

I suspect you are unfamiliar with VMware.
VMware runs a full native OS, so you can have an instance of Windows and
Linux (e.g. Fedora Core 4 or SuSe) running on the same platform at the
same time.

The GSX product runs on top of windows and is free (as in beer). Since
it runs on top of an OS, there is a performance penalty.

The ESX product runs underneath the OS (it is Linux) and is still $$s
(IFAIK).

-david-