Apache compatibility.

Hi -- My laptop just went up in smoke (literally) ... I had Windows XP Pro on running IIS, PHP, and MySQL. I have a urgent need to use this system or a new one next week... If I buy a new laptop what versions of Windows is Apache compatible with? XP Home or Media Center ok?

I have never run Apache, and really only need the web server capability as a local web server, that I ran an PHP application and MySQL on. --

My requirement at this point is a no hassle solution to my predicament, with out spending an arm and a leg.

Yes you can ;) Doing it myself.

Sorry. I forgot, Im using windows XP prof.

Yep my old system was running XP Pro too. But $600 laptops usually don't have that. :-)

Anyone?

Yes you can...
media center just adds a ton of crap on top of xp.
check this out first...

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=163531

I would use this when you get your new box:
http://uniformserver.com/

works great... no install.. can drag and drop the dir anywhere.

Apache for Windows is very easy to install, and its open-source freeware. It's also alot more secure then using IIS, which has a bad trackrecord of vulnerabilities.

There is a nice artical on installing Apache and PHP on a Win32 system here:

htmlgoodies.com/beyond/php/article.php/3473471

Dhak