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Improving latency between developer machine and oracle db
It seems our developers are concerned with the latency they are getting between their dev machines at site a and the database which is at site b.
Ofcourse the obvious thing is to have as little as ...
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Replicate main MySql db to a development server to play with real data
I have a main architecture with a MySql db, replication and backup, it's working fine. Now I also have a development server where I play with the code and I would like to use the data from the main db ...
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Development on Windows 7; Web server on Linux - How to share Apache web root? [closed]
I've got a LAMP server that I want to use as a local web server.
I've got a Windows 7 machine that I want to use as my development machine.
The machines will be on the same LAN (or the Windows box ...
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How to Setup Virtual Development Enivronment? [closed]
I'd like to setup a Linux virtual development environment that allows remote access to a 'workstation' similar to a Citrix deployed workstation/desktop. I'm fine with the host being a Linux or Windows ...
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vlan segmentation for developers and version control servers
Suppose there are 50 developers who access the server hosting the version control system (subversion for example). Would you put developers and svn server to same vlan (since this communication is ...
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How can I configure Xampp to open my php websites
I just downloaded Xampp onto my macbook pro version 10.6.8. I am new to creating php websites and would like to preview them on my localhost. Unfortunately I cannot see the webpage correctly. I have ...
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can hyper-v swap a development server to a production server?
We recently got hyper-v set up, and I don't really know if what I want to do is possible. I'd like to have a production web server (running linux of some sort), and be able to copy that whole vm in ...
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Dev Server Setup for a small group of Web Developers
Looking to upgrade our aging and clunky Windows development server setup. We have a small group (5 people, all working remotely) that do PHP and Javascript web development.
The options are dizzying. ...
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Standardizing windows 7 development environment
I do some development on Windows 7, and I would like to standardize the various tools we use (versions of Java, maven, etc). I know for *nix platforms, I can use Chef or Puppet, but is there a tool ...
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Strip down ubuntu server for performance on virtual machine
We use a ubuntu virtual machine for a local development setup which provides a consistent development environment for all developers and lets them use an OS/IDE of their choice for other work.
The ...
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Shared SVN-powered web development with branching on Apache
We're a web development shop and have our sites checked out from SVN on a single development server via samba, like this:
share/
site1/
trunk/
site2/
trunk/
branches/
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Should I setup a linux virtual box or develop on Windows and deploy to Linux? [closed]
I am running a Windows 7 machine for development at the moment. Is it best practice to develop on a virtual Linux machine locally so that your development environment is closest to your production ...
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What server setup for a small web development company? [closed]
I co-own a company with a friend of mine and we have decided to buy a new server to support our business (our current server is an Asus EEE Box, working great but too limited :) ).
I should mention ...
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Different 'development' environments for different developers
We have three environments: development, staging, and production.
In our configuration variables for development, we set our database to connect to 127.0.0.1 with a set username or password.
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Best way to install and configure both a development and production server? [closed]
Here's the situation I have...
I am working on 3 small websites (one is a photography showcasing site for a family member, one is a blog, and one is a custom CMS I am working on to gain experience in ...
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What is required for developers to run their own VM server in an enterprise environment
This scenario was also posted on SO, with different questions for different audiences - and I'm very glad I did as I've received some very good responses.
We are attempting to implement a development ...
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How to better simulate remote development locally with virtual hosts?
When developing WordPress websites, for instance, such a script saves a few values on the database with detected paths/addresses. To avoid issues when uploading the production version to the server ...
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Have VM using bridged networking, but on host machine without network
I'm configuring a LAMP development environment inside a VM and I'm no Linux/networking champ but I'm trying.
I've installed Centos (5.6) in a VM (VirtualBox) on my local machine. I've set networking ...
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Apache2 dynamic documentroot depending on URL
I have looked at setting up an Apache server.
I want to run our site example.com on the server, as well as testing test.example.com.
This I can setup by having two almost identical VirtualHost in ...
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setting up a windows a development server
At my last company we had a development server where the developers could create websites/tools, upload to the development server and when setting up the host header in IIS would use ...
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MySQL Replication, Master vs Slave commits
I have a production webserver with a MySQL database setup as Master. I have a dev server with MySQL setup as Slave, with the data successfully being replicated from the Master.
What happens when a ...
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When is it appropriate for a server to handle multiple functions and when should servers be dedicated to a single task?
I have one fairly powerful server running VMware ESXi to allow for multiple virtual machines to handle different purposes. Currently I have 7 set up:
PHP Development
PHP Staging
RoR Development
RoR ...
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How to SetEnv with SVN revision number in Apache conf?
I'm setting up development environment of Apache. I prefer to set a environment variable to be local checked out SVN revision number. The environment variable value is then read in PHP code and put ...
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Development ASP.NET Server
We have an extra Windows 2003 Server that I am hoping can be used to speed up development process on a web site we're producing. We are trying to reduce lag time from our really slow ASP.Net local ...
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Developing on Windows Server 2008 vs Developing on Windows 7
I mostly develop .net web applications and sometimes client apps on wpf.
Now I use Windows 7 as a development environment on my laptop. I am thinking of installing Windows Server 2008 R2 to my other ...
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Setting up dev environments for different users on the same server
I am trying to set up a dev server that multiple developers will be sharing. I am rusty with linux server configs, but I remember a while back I set up a dev server in a way where each developer would ...
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New boxes for the Dev team: Buy Powerful PC's or 15k Worth of VM Infrastructure? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
15 to 20 developers on VM
Looking to upgrade dev boxes for my dev team. I have spoken with my CTO and he's potentially giving me the option go to either buy powerful ...
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Migrating production CentOS server to a VirtualBox VM?
I want to migrate a production server to a VM for development purposes, and exactly duplicate the production environment as closely as possible.
The production server is running CentOS with a single ...
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Minimizing SQL transaction log file size on developer box running simple recovery model
We have alot of SQL servers on development environment where we never take backup of the databases (TFS for code is enough).
The (SharePoint) databases are all set to simple recovery model, but the ...
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should I use a subdomain on live server for my development environment?
What are the pros/ cons of setting up a subdomain to use as a dev environment on the same server as a live webserver?
the pros for me are it's already set up - dev.mysite.com, I dont need to worry ...
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Migrating user (developer) profile from XP to NT6 (Vista,7) ~ What do I need to be mindful of?
If it's a dupe, lemme know and redirect me and I'm on my way guys.
I'm a dev on Visual Studio, I have 2005, 2008 and 2010 installed atm, along with VB6, and SqlServer Dev 2005, 2008 installed as ...
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Looking for Team Development type Software like SVN
I am in need of a software that is PHP-Based, or similar that can be installed on my server that offer SVN Perks. It should be somewhat similar to an SVN, however, since the server doesn't support ...
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How to take snapshot of non virtual server and restore it in VM?
Is is possible to take a snapshot of a non virtual server (Ubuntu) and restore it in a virtual machine? I'm asking because I'd like to have an exact copy of my production server to use as a dev ...
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Why does local host say “It Works”?
I have configured all my websites in the "Sites" folder to be tested in my browser. When I type a web address for example http://test.dev, I get "It Works".
Why?
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SQL cluster instance names for large project
We're setting up two clusters. One dev and one prod. The Production will host two SQL instances - a OLTP and a DW.
The development will host 4 OLTP non-production environments and at least one DW ...
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What is the best way to copy production Active Directory back to pre-production / staging?
I'm setting up a preproduction environment as a copy of production.
The first time this was done, a very long time ago, when staging/preprod environment was created, we spun up an AD virtual machine, ...
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I have 8 server-grade machines used for development. Should I create a VPS cloud?
My idea is that each user can spawn a VM, then use dist-cc to do compile using other VMs in the cloud.
Is such practice common in development environment? Would performance be much worse than just ...
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Development Environment SMTP Server - Rewrite email recipient address
I am looking for a way to setup an SMTP server in our development environment that will run on the local dev server and rewrite the recipient email address to our debug address, without effecting the ...
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Using Tomcat for development, qa and production deployments on the same box?
I'm working on a couple small/medium projects, but I do like tinkering with tools and I have to admit I do love overcomplicating things. The projects that I am working on are Java web applications ...
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How Tune the best PostgreSQL for developers not for production?
Developing software on a laptop or a desk computer, what would the best configuration for make sure developers has a fast connections and response.
For example a laptop with: 2 cores, 2GB of ram and ...
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How to install windows server 2008 r2 Hyper-V on Windows 7, through virtual machine?
I have one computer that running windows 7 and want to have a Dev Environment running on this machine.
I tried to install Windows Server 2008 r2 with Hyper-V role on a VirtualBox virtual machine, but ...
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How do I move my production servers into a devlopment VM?
I have about 3 servers that are probably almost 10 years old, all using code what one might consider worst-practices for programming's sake.
I'm terrified of making changes to the thing (production ...
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Dev Machine for SharePoint 2010 how much RAM do you need?
I'm running Windows 7 64 Bit as host, in host I'll run vitals such as Word, Outlook, browsers (often multi tabs), messengers (both skype + msn), media player. I'll also be running locally IIS ...
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How many cores should I configure in VMWare 2.x VM for Win7 32-bit Guest?
I have a 64-bit non VT host with 4 cores and 6Gb of RAM.
How many cores should I allocate to the VM?
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How to manage changes to set of cloned Virtual Machines?
I am trying to set up a workable model for development. I'm wondering if anyone has recommendations for Virtual machine software and what process to follow to enable the following:
Developers grab ...
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non-MS free alternatives to MS AD features installable on MS Windows (for development) [reopened] [closed]
I reopen the question Open source alternatives to MS AD features (but) installable on MS Windows which was closed "as subjective and argumentative" whatever can it mean.
There wasn't a single ...
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how to better set up machine for development both in workgroup and Windows domain? [closed]
I am developer. Initially, at my client(employer) premises I had been given the company's desktop computer with Windows XP Pro SP3 joined to corporate Windows Active Directory domain (AD).
This is ...
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Windows LocalSystem vs. System
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/510170/the-difference-between-the-local-system-account-and-the-network-service-accou tells:
Local System : Completely trusted
account, moreso than the ...
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Low Spec PC as personal Web Development Server?
I am getting a low spec PC for $60.
Pentium 4 Processor,
1.8GHZ,
512M RAM,
20g Hard Drive,
Is this good enough to install Ubuntu Server edition and install at least the following and have this ...
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New Dev Machine Setup advice needed (OS’s and virtualization)
I am buying a new AMD 6 core machine and would use it as development server machine. I want to achieve 2 things:
have multiple Virtual machines on it to run various Operating systems (something like ...
