![]() LAN/WAN Design, Implementation and Network optimization Network/AV/ teleconference equipment.Automated asset management, Helpdesk ticketing, Implementing Open Source solutions. ![]() Requirements gathering & analysis, Project Management.Manage license servers, Patch management, Firmware upgrades.IT Operation automation, streamlining & cost reduction.Enterprise Network Security, Firewall, Routers, Switches administration, System Virtualization.Disaster recovery & security strategies.Data Center Design / Consolidation / Management / Server migration.TCP/IP, DHCP, UDP, IP ROUTING, SSH/SFTP/SCP, DNS, NFS, LDAP, FTP, SMTP, WINS, Email and Data Archiving, IIS, FTP, Web technologies, Microsoft Office suites 20, Workflow applications.Windows Exchange Server, Lotus Domino Server, Office 365, Google Apps for work, Windows Server, Active Directory (AD).Led development and deployment of custom applications, extensive experience providing strategic direction to senior management on technology.Results oriented leader with a career history of successfully developing and executing IT roadmaps on time and within budget.Skilled in establishing, scaling, and optimizing network design. Over 10 years of experience in IT Infrastructure management.So if you compare this setup with Server2Go where you still need to edit the pms_config.ini to prevent shutdown issue and to include the :4001 when accessing localhost, XAMPP is “cleaner” and straightforward. html (HTML5) file there and it’ll show at your localhost (127.0.0.1). The public directory is under htdocs – the frontpage that is showing up at 127.0.0.1 is the index.php at htdocs directory. Your local web server is up and running! Just start up your (any) browser and you can access your front page at “Allow access” (for Apache and MySQL) if your firewall pops up any message.ĭone. Copy/upload the entire xampp folder to your USB flash drive (I’m using the 8GB USB2.0 flash drive which is more than adequate to be a local web server).ĭouble-click xampp-control.exe and start both Apache and MySQL. zip file to avoid any issue of downloading/installing. So, let’s start to step by step procedure to transform your USB flash drive to a versatile and portable localhost.įirst, of course, download XAMPP Portable from and click on the highlighted “ here” link to see all the versions of XAMPP on SourceForge :ĭownload the xampp-portable. Hence, in terms of sustainability and support, I’m now more leaned toward XAMPP.Īs the main objective is to make the USB flash drive to act like a portable web server, I’ll be using the more lightweight version XAMPP Lite – to be more exact, XAMPP Lite seems to be phased out. ![]() One major put off, at least for me, is that on Server2Go’s Features tab, compatible browsers include IE 6 & 7 – c’mon, that was like several years back. XAMPP’s website is also more professional while Server2Go frontpage looks kind of amateur. By Apache Friends, XAMPP is more established and maintained. A quick question – if you want me to decide and can only use one to be my local web server solution, then the quick answer and selection will be … XAMPP. Now, I’ll show you another alternative to make your USB flash drive to be a portable web server with the more established (and rather widely used) XAMPP.īefore that, let me make a quick comparison on the pros and cons between XAMPP (Portable) and Server2Go. In previous post, I’ve shown you how to make the USB flash drive to be a local portable web server with Server2Go.
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