Resources: Developer Software and Tools
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Web Server Packages
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Run your own Joomla development web server on Windows, Linux, or OS X.


XAMMP (Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris)
Windows - Apache 2.0.55, MySQL 5.0.15, PHP 5.0.5 & 4.4.1 pl1 (v1.5.0-pl1 as of 2005-11-09)
Linux and Max OS X versions virtually identical. See complete info on each project page.
Home-ApacheFriends  Home-XAMMP  SourceForge-Download  SupportForums  FAQs  Article-Install-XAMPP-for-easy-integrated-development 
XAMMP for Linux:  Home-Download-Linux  FAQ-Linux  SupportForum-Linux  Screenshots-Linux 
XAMMP for Windows:  Home-Download-Windows  FAQ-Windows  SupportForum-Windows 
XAMMP for Mac OS X:  Home-Download-MacOSX  FAQ-MacOSX  SupportForum-MacOSX 

The Uniform Server (Windows)
Apache 2.0.54, MySQL 4.1.12a, PHP 5.0.4 (v3.2a as of 2005-11-09)
A WAMP package that allows you to run a server on any MS Windows OS based computer. It is small and mobile to download or move around and can also be used or setup as a production/live server. Developers also use The Uniform Server to test their applications made with either PHP, MySQL, Perl, or the Apache HTTPd Server.
Home-UniformServer  SourceForge  Download  Documentation  FAQ  SupportForum  Tutorial  Screenshots 

JoomlaLite (Windows) - based on Uniform Server
Joomla 1.0.3, Apache ??, MySQL ??, PHP ?? (v3.2a as of 2005-10-13)
JoomlaLite is a Win32 Apache/MySQL/PHP server for Joomla! 1.0.3. It provides a completely standalone environment for development, test and demonstration purposes. No installation is required and no system files or registry changes are required. It uses the well known Uniform server to provide the AMP environment with the addition of the Unitray plugin to control access to various additional options, Joomla 1.0.3 has been installed and configured.
Home  JoomlaForge  Download  Documentation  FAQ  SupportForum  Tutorial  Screenshots 

Baobab Stand Alone Server (Windows) - based on Uniform Server
Joomla 1.0.2, Apache ??, PHP ??, MySQL ?? (as of 2005-09-18)
A stand-alone win32 server for Joomla! 1.0.2. It is based upon the Uniform Server and incorporates an easy-to-use interface and the latest software. This first version adds native SSL support, and incorporates the latest versions of OSCommerce (2.2 Milestone 2), and phpMyAdmin (2.6.4-pl1).
Home  JoomlaForge  Download  Documentation  FAQ  SupportForum  Tutorial  Screenshots 

Joomla Uniform Server (Windows) - based on Uniform Server
Joomla ??, Apache ??, PHP ??, MySQL ?? (v1.0beta as of 2005-09-17)
Based on Uniform Server. It can setup a demo AMP(apache, mysql, php) environment plus Joomla on Windows platform. This new project will improve some new feature like multi-language interface.
Home  JoomlaForge  Download  Documentation  FAQ  SupportForum  Tutorial  Screenshots 

MSAS 4.5.2 - Mambo Stand Alone Server (Windows) - based on Uniform Server
Mambo 4.5.2.?, Apache 2.0.??, PHP 4.3.4, MySQL 3.23 (as of ??)
Home-MamboSolutions  Download 

WAMP5 (Windows)
Windows, Apache 1.3.33, MySQL 5.0.15, PHP 5.0.5 (as of 2005-10-26)
Home-WAMPServer  SourceForge  Download  Documentation  FAQ  SupportForum  Tutorial  Screenshots  Add-ons 

SpikeSource (Linux, Windows)
Apache 2.0.54, MySQL 4.1.13, PHP 5.0.4 & 4.3.11 (as of 2005-08-12)
Home-SpikeSource  CoreStacks  ComponentList  Download  Documentation  FAQ  SupportForum  Tutorial  Screenshots 
VMware stacks (Fedora 3, SuSE 9.3) 

DeveloperSide.NET Web-Server Suite (Windows)
Apache, MySQL, PHP, Perl (Std. and SSL versions available)
Home-DevSide.net  Download  Documentation  SupportForum 

EasyPHP (Windows)
A complete software package allowing to use all the power and the flexibility that offers the dynamic language PHP and the effecient use of databases under Windows. Package includes an Apache server, a MySQL database, a fully PHP execution, as well as easy development tools for your web site or your applications.
Home-EasyPHP  Download  InstallGuide 

MAMP (Mac OS X)
Macintosh, Apache, MySQL, and PHP
MAMP is a very easy to install compilation of Apache, PHP and MySQL for OSX. Everything will be installed in one folder. If you want to get rid of it, just move the folder into trash. An easy to use cocoa program to start and stop the servers is included.
Home-MAMP  SourceForge  Download  ReleasedVersions  FAQ  Tutorial-Web-Development-on-Mac-OS-X-with-MAMP-and-Mambo 

XAMPPMambo
Home http://216.239.39.104/translate_c?&u=http://www.creativecoders.de/content/view/2/5/

PHP EasyWindows Installer (Windows IIS)
Home-Download

Robust and High Performance PHP with IIS: Using FastCGI


PHP Accelerators
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PHP scripts precompiled to opcode cache = BIG speed increase.

eAccelerator updated Turck-MMCache (Windows and Linux)
Home-Download

APC - Alternative PHP Cache (Windows and Linux)
Home-Download

Turck-MMCache (Windows and Linux)
Home  SourceForge  SupportForums 

ionCube PHP Accelerator (Linux)
Home-Download


IIS plugins
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IISMods.com
http://www.iismods.com/
URL Rewrite Filter for IIS
http://www.iismods.com/url-rewrite/index.htm
IIS Authentication Filter for IIS
http://www.iismods.com/iis-authentication/index.htm

ISAPI Rewrite
http://www.isapirewrite.com/

 
Resources: Developer Software and Tools
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Developer Tools


HTML Editors
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Nvu (Windows, Linux, OS X, FreeBSD)
A complete Web Authoring System for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Home  Features  Download  Screenshots 
NVU Mambo Template Builder
Using NVU mambo template builder extension in NVU1.0PR
NVU Joomla 1.x Template Builder

HTML-Kit (Windows)
HTML-Kit is a full-featured, highly customizable and free development environment that can be used to create, edit, validate, preview and publish web pages and scripts.
Home  Features  Download  SupportNewsgroups  Screenshot  Plugins 

1st Page 2000 - HTML Editor, Version 2.0 Free Edition (Windows)
A professional HTML editor / website builder which lets you create great websites fast! The visually appealing program comes bundled with over 450+ Javascripts and supports all the latest web languages.
Home  Download  SupportForum  Screenshots 

Xenu's Link Sleuth (Windows)
Checks web sites for broken links.
Home  Download  Guide-small  Guide-large 


IE plugins
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ieHTTPHeaders
An Explorer Bar for Microsoft Internet Explorer that will display the HTTP Headers sent and received by Internet Explorer as you surf the web. It can be useful in debugging various web-development problems related to cookies, caching, etc.
Home-Download-Screenshot 

ieSpell - see Spelling Checkers section.


MySQL
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MySQL Administrator (Windows, Linux)
A powerful visual administration console that enables you to easily administer your MySQL environment and gain significantly better visibility into how your databases are operating. MySQL Administrator now integrates database management and maintenance into a single, seamless environment, with a clear and intuitive graphical user interface.
Home  Download  Documentation 
Article - MySQL Administrator Best Practices 

MySQL Query Browser (Windows, Linux)
The easiest visual tool for creating, executing, and optimizing SQL queries for your MySQL Database Server. The MySQL Query Browser gives you a complete set of drag-and-drop tools to visually build, analyze and manage your queries.
Home  Download  Documentation 

MySQL Migration Toolkit (Windows, Linux)
A powerful framework that enables you to quickly migrate your proprietary databases to MySQL. Using a Wizard-driven interface, the MySQL Migration Toolkit implements a proven methodology and walks you through the necessary steps to successfully complete a database migration project.
Home  Download  Documentation 

phpMyAdmin
A tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web. Currently it can create and drop databases, create/drop/alter tables, delete/edit/add fields, execute any SQL statement, manage keys on fields.
Home  SourceForge  Download  Documentation  FAQ  Screenshot 
Article - Learning SQL Using phpMyAdmin 

AutoMySQLBackup
Home  SourceForge 

BigDump: Staggered MySQL Dump Importer
Staggered import of large and very large MySQL Dumps (like phpMyAdmin 2.x Dumps) even through the web-servers with hard runtime limit and those in safe mode. The script executes only a small part of the huge dump and restarts itself. The next session starts where the last was stopped.
Home-Download-Usage-FAQ 


PHP Editors
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Dev-PHP IDE (Windows)
A full-featured IDE (integrated development environment) for PHP. It is fast, it is powerful, it is easy to use, and it has a lot of cool features including a class browser, an internal browser to preview scripts, and full integration with the PHP parser and the PHP-GTK library.
Home  SourceForge  SupportForum  Screenshots 

tsWebEditor (Windows)
A powerful PHP, HTML, and text editor. Syntax highlighting, code hinting for functions, code completion (PHP, JavaScript, ASP, HTML), code browser, PHP syntax and error checking, help, CSS assistant, HTML tag editor, HTML syntax checker.
Home  Download  SupportForum  Screenshots 


Spelling Checker
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Spell check all browser form input text. (such as in Joomla WYSIWYG Editors, forums, etc.)
These are browser add-ons which allow you to check your text before submitting the form.
Because these are run locally on your computer, they are much faster than any web based spell check.

ieSpell - A Spell Checker for Internet Explorer (Internet Explorer Plugin)
ieSpell is free for personal use.
Home  Download  Screenshot 

SpellBound (Firefox Extension)
Also available on the Firefox Extensions site.
Home  Download  Installation  FAQ  Screenshots 


SVN and CVS
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TortoiseSVN (Windows)
A Subversion client, implemented as a windows shell extension.
Home  SourceForge  Download  Documentation  FAQ  Screenshot 

TortoiseCVS (Windows)
An extension for Windows Explorer that makes using CVS easy.
Home  SourceForge  Screenshots-Tutorial 

WinCVS (Windows)
Graphical user interface helps to utilize full power of CVS for experts.
Home  SourceForge  Screenshots 


Translation
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IniTranslator (Windows)
Utility program to translate ini-style language files.
Home  SourceForge  Screenshots 


Tutorial Creation
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Wink (Windows, Linux)
Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users.
Home  Download  SupportForum 


Web site crawler
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HTTrack Website Copier (Windows, Linux)
HTTrack is a free (GPL, libre/free software) and easy-to-use offline browser utility.
It allows you to download a World Wide Web site from the Internet to a local directory, building recursively all directories, getting HTML, images, and other files from the server to your computer. HTTrack arranges the original site's relative link-structure. Simply open a page of the "mirrored" website in your browser, and you can browse the site from link to link, as if you were viewing it online. HTTrack can also update an existing mirrored site, and resume interrupted downloads. HTTrack is fully configurable, and has an integrated help system.
WinHTTrack is the Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP release of HTTrack, and WebHTTrack the Linux/Unix/BSD release. See the download page.
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