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In addition I had fun with the design and color scheme. I even expanded on the design by adding a content-card class to make the “Education” section easier to read. The page is a portfolio/resume page that is designed to be responsive.
You can take a look at the product of the course here.
TL;DR: Installed Ubuntu with WSL, in order to replace WAMP software and use the LAMP stack. Steps here.
I’ve recently made the switch back from MacOS to Windows 10. However, one of the biggest issues for me has been the lack of familiarity in web development tools for Windows and quickly grew to miss MAMP Pro on my MacBook. I though about spinning up a virtual machine, but didn’t want to waste system resources for a simple LAMP stack. I researched alternatives and found Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). WSL basically allows you to install your favorite Linux distro, meaning you can install a LAMP stack on Windows as a viable means to replace WAMP software. First you’ll need to install Ubuntu. You can find the instructions on how to do so on ubuntu.com.
How to install WAMP/LAMP stack on Windows using Ubuntu:
Apache Install
Open Ubuntu app: Start menu > Type “Ubuntu” > Click Ubuntu
Update Ubuntu: type sudo apt-get update
Install Apache: type sudo apt-get install apache2 type y when prompted
Test Apache Install Start Apache by typing sudo apache2ctl start
Note: You may receive a firewall warning, if so, click “Allow access”
In browser type: http://localhost
PHP Install
Type sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php mcrypt php-mysql
*Installs PHP and other modules to connect Apache to PHP and MySQL
Change to the /var/www/html directory: cd /var/www/html
type sudo nano phptest.php
In nano editor type: <?php phpinfo() ?>
In browser type: http://localhost/phptest.php
Install MySQL
Type sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Setup root user and password: Start mysql service with sudo service mysql start Type sudo mysql -u root -p Leave password blank to connect
Type the following SQL query: ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'P@ssw0rd';
Note: Replace P@ssw0rd with stronger password.
Exit the mysql server by typing: exit
phpMyAdmin Install
type sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
Select Apache as default web server:
Hit Enter key, to configure database for phpMyAdmin with default dbconfig-common file
Set password
Edit Apache config file located at /etc/apache2/apache2.confType sudo nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf and add following lines: ServerName localhost Include /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf
Restart Apache server
sudo apache2ctl stop sudo apache2ctl start
phpMyAdmin Test
Go to https://localhost/phpmyadmin
Username will be root, password is your MySQL password
Now you are ready to install a content management system (CMS) like WordPress, Drupal, or any system which utilizes a WAMP stack.
