Installing a Php MySQL + Apache development environment was once very frustrating (especially on Windows Vista !) until XAMPP launched.

XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start. The best part is IT IS FREE.

I have only tried the Windows version and is already loved it ! The windows version works on Windows 98, NT, 2000, 2003, XP and Vista. This version contains: Apache, MySQL, PHP + PEAR, Perl, mod_php, mod_perl, mod_ssl, OpenSSL, phpMyAdmin, Webalizer, Mercury Mail Transport System for Win32 and NetWare Systems v3.32, Ming, JpGraph, FileZilla FTP Server, mcrypt, eAccelerator, SQLite, and WEB-DAV + mod_auth_mysql

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Why I like XAMPP so much ?

1. The installation is really easy on my Vista notebook, I do not have to handle the troublesome Vista User account control (UAC).
2. Installation comes with latest Apache 2.6, php 4 & 5, MySQL 5+
3. Zend optimer is included.
4. Switching between Php 4 and Php 5 is very simple.
5. Apache and MySQL can run as service of run adhoc.

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 My website has been around for 6 years and I am getting slightly over thousand of spam emails everyday, that is  almost 1 spam email every minute !

 I have recently created a GMAIL account and forward all my emails in my mailbox to the gmail account. Thanks to Gmail spam filtering technology, I got only 1 or 2 spam email reach me everyday.

 This is how you can do it :-

i) Login to your hosting account control panel.

ii) Click on email forwarder.

iii) Create a email forwarder for your email account and forward to your gmail account.

iv) Check your emails from Gmail.com and no more spam.

Good luck.

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