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I recently installed phpBB 3.0.7-PL1 & then was notified the current version of PHP I have (5.1.2) is old & need to update it for any future versions of phpBB.

Looking at the website where I got my WAMP from (Apache2Triad), it is no longer being updated, so I had the option of either trying to reconfiger new installation into it of PHP, or get a newed WAMP Server. My problem has always been that Apache2Triad won't run on my Laptop (Vista), no matter how many times I try following the guides on their website or other guides found via Google. As soon as the computer is rebooted the next time, A2T will not start, Elevation of Process is required, rarely but on a couple of occasions I've managed to get it to work, until next bootup. It's been ok on XP however.

What I'm looking for is recommendations of any decent WAMP Servers that work on XP & Vista, that don't suck. Over the last week, I've tried various WAMP servers, all seem to have issues: phpMyAdmin has Link errors, WAMP won't load at all, Needs Elevation, but no amount of changing settings gets to work, etc...
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Thanks for the links, but I'm looking to find any others.

I've tried WampServer, they have a Link tables issue, as well as the phpMyAdmin ain't working right, the drop-down menu for choosing Databases don't work.

I haven't tried XAMPP yet, as they have already stated on their website that there are issues with running XAMPP on Vista.
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I'm running Vista, and haven't hit any issues yet with XAMPP. This is over a year that I've been using it, FYI.

Try running it, works well enough.
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I've just installed XAMPP on my main computer (Windows XP Home, SP3) so far, it looks ok, the issue I previously had in phpMyAdmin with WampServer isn't there (linked tables being disabled), but there is the oddity about the Drop-down menu on the Left Frame for choosing a Database, it's just a list of links.

Previous jobs in offices using phpMyAdmin had the Drop-down Menu, as well as in Apache2Triad, is there a reason that isn't working in XAMPP/WampServer or is it just something available to certain phpMyAdmin installations/configurations?
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For what it's worth I have never had any trouble with WampServer on XP or Vista.
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TheSnake wrote:Previous jobs in offices using phpMyAdmin had the Drop-down Menu, as well as in Apache2Triad, is there a reason that isn't working in XAMPP/WampServer or is it just something available to certain phpMyAdmin installations/configurations?
Probably.

Thing is, since you're using XAMPP on a local machine, you probably don't want to bother with phpMyAdmin in the first place (it is pretty slow, sadly.)

Try either Navicat Lite for DB management, or MySQL GUI tools (which are EOL, but there is no stable replacement currently available), both work pretty well, though I prefer the MySQL GUI tools myself. :)
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Desdenova wrote:
TheSnake wrote:Previous jobs in offices using phpMyAdmin had the Drop-down Menu, as well as in Apache2Triad, is there a reason that isn't working in XAMPP/WampServer or is it just something available to certain phpMyAdmin installations/configurations?
Probably.

Thing is, since you're using XAMPP on a local machine, you probably don't want to bother with phpMyAdmin in the first place (it is pretty slow, sadly.)

Try either Navicat Lite for DB management, or MySQL GUI tools (which are EOL, but there is no stable replacement currently available), both work pretty well, though I prefer the MySQL GUI tools myself. :)
OK, not sure what is causing it, but when I start phpMyAdmin, the left pane is just a list. There is a dB called "cdcol", if I go into that dB, then the left pane changes into the drop-down menu style I'm used to using, & going from there to any of the other dB's in the drop-down list return the same thing, Drop-down menu's. It goes like that again (just a plain list) after restarting the Server, & after system reboots. Not sure why it's behaving like that, but I'm just glad I can get it to work the way I'm used to with A2T.

Looked at the 2 links, Navicat is paid, so not at the moment, & MySQL GUI Tools says that Workbench is available instead. I'll have a proper look at that site tomorrow sometime.

I'm just waiting till tomorrow, gonna try XAMPP on my Vista Laptop. ;)
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Like I said, MySQL GUI tools is EOL (no support), and there's navicat lite (available on the same site as navicat, just have to look a bit harder in downloads) which is free.
MySQL workbench, the stable version, does not have anything that allows you to interact with your database server, however; the query tool is included until 5.2 which is still in testing.
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I tried WampServer again (Vista Laptop), still kept coming up with link table issues & various Not OK was displayed in the status. :(

Installed XAMPP & so far, it is running clean, although the same weird issue as on the main computer, with a list instead of drop-down menu, but as soon as I access the 1st dB, it all goes how I want it, & I've tested it by restarting the server & rebooting at least 3 times each. :D

I've saved them links & will take a look into the Lite version later on.
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TheSnake wrote:I've tried WampServer, they have a Link tables issue, as well as the phpMyAdmin ain't working right, the drop-down menu for choosing Databases don't work.
You should use a Database admin tool other than phpMyAdmin, such as Navicat or MySQL Workbench. PMA is extremely slow compared to other tools, and it’s highly inefficient.

EDIT: Oh, I see someone beat me to it already. I believe MySQL Workbench replaces the GUI tools.
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Highway of Life wrote:
TheSnake wrote:I've tried WampServer, they have a Link tables issue, as well as the phpMyAdmin ain't working right, the drop-down menu for choosing Databases don't work.
You should use a Database admin tool other than phpMyAdmin, such as Navicat or MySQL Workbench. PMA is extremely slow compared to other tools, and it’s highly inefficient.

EDIT: Oh, I see someone beat me to it already. I believe MySQL Workbench replaces the GUI tools.
No stable release of MySQL workbench completely replaces the GUI tools. No MySQL administrator, no MySQL Query Browser, which makes it pretty useless IMO. :P
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That's a shame. :(
I never noticed, since I only use Navicat, it has everything a developer needs for managing databases.
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Highway of Life wrote:That's a shame. :(
I never noticed, since I only use Navicat, it has everything a developer needs for managing databases.
Apparently it's coming in the next release, but since it isn't in there I'm sticking with the GUI tools until 5.2 is stable. P:
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