I know that a Joomla is “off-topic” for TechTraction, however, if you read my previous post about creating a WordPress staging/development server and installed a WampServer, then why limit yourself to just using that WampServer for WordPress? Tap into the full potential of that installation and use it to test drive another content management […]

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Last week I posted a two part article about creating a WordPress staging/development server using Wamp (Windows, Apache, MySQL, and PHP). I broke the topic into two posts:

Installing WampServer on your computer
Installing WordPress on your Wamp installation and setting up one or more virtual hosts

If you’ve set up a similar staging/development environment, here’s a tip […]

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If you read the first article in this two part post, and followed the instructions, you now have a running WampServer (Windows, Apache, PHP, and MySQL). Aside from the operating system itself, these other components are what make a WordPress web site possible. Apache provides the HTTP server, PHP helps create dynamic web […]

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I’ve barely begun blogging and I’ve already violated a major blogging no-no: failing to post on a consistent basis. Despite my recent “blogging violation” I’m brushing it off and getting back to work. Therefore, to get back on track, I’ve decided to explain how to set up a WordPress staging or development site. […]

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