[wp-hackers] Your development Setup

[Steve Taylor]

*Most* of the stuff you need for WP development would be hard-pressed
to have problems with anything but the lowest-end of current hardware
setups. I'm not sure, but I reckon Apache + PHP + MySQL + an FTP
client + a good editor have very low demands on a local dev
environment.

That said, after years loathing IDEs and all their "useful" features,
I'm finding PhpStorm fantastic. And anything like this (e.g. Aptana,
NetBeans, etc.) can become unusable on a very low-spec machine. My 4GB
RAM ASUS netbook copes fine, but I wouldn't want anything much weaker.

My desktop is an 8 GB RAM hex-core AMD Phenom II 3.2 GHz, but I got
that for video editing. Certainly doesn't harm the usability of a big
IDE though ;-)



On 18 July 2012 16:45, Ryan WP Mailing Lists
<ryan.wpmailinglists at gmail.com> wrote:
> lol don't worry I'm on;ly new to wordpress not computers. As far as the
> pictures I like to see what the setup looks like.
>
> Personally I am on a PC now but like I said I am redoing my setup here and
> want ideas on how you all do it.
>
> Also someexample of machine specs would be nice just for comparison because
> I don't want to bother getting more computer than I need. The other thing I
> am curious about is multipule monitors. How many monitors do you use and do
> you use each one for something specific.
>
> On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 3:42 AM, Steve Taylor <steve at sltaylor.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hi Ryan,
>>
>> I reckon if everyone here gave you loads of details you might be
>> confused. And pics?!
>>
>> You should have said whether you're on Mac, Windows or Linux for a
>> start. But basically you want MAMP, WAMP, LAMP, or XAMPP.
>>
>> These tutorials might help:
>>
>>
>> http://wp.smashingmagazine.com/2011/09/28/developing-wordpress-locally-with-mamp/
>>
>> http://sixrevisions.com/tutorials/web-development-tutorials/using-xampp-for-local-wordpress-theme-development/
>> http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/wordpress-local-dev-tips/
>>
>> As for editing code, again it depends on your platform. I recently
>> moved to a full IDE, which might be overwhelming if you're a beginner.
>> But if you're looking for an IDE, I can recommend
>> http://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> On 18 July 2012 08:45, Ryan WP Mailing Lists
>> <ryan.wpmailinglists at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi everyone. I am looking to get starting with WordPress and PHP coding
>> and
>> > I wanted to know what kind of setup do you all have, what kind a systems,
>> > specs, software you use.
>> >
>> > More detials the better, and of course some pics so I can see what it all
>> > looks like. Hoping for some good ideas to get my own development setup
>> done.
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