RetroAMP - Apache MySQL and PHP made easy for retro's

[TR10G33K]

Hi there people.
So i started on this project called RetroAMP.
It is like XAMPP but less advanced.

Why did i start this?
To make it easier for people to make a retro and why not.

It has PHP, MySQL, Apache, and a simple Console CP I made in C#.
It doesn't use PMA because i hate it.
I'd recommend using HeidiSQL for Database management:
http://heidisql.com/

Planned Features:
-Include an Emulator (Maybe when i learn more C# i'll edit UberEMU and turn it into awesomeness)
-Download CMSes from the CP
-Install services.
-Nginx Version.
-Show an error when the server failed to start.



Site: http://retroamp.eu/ (Contains the download)

Screen (To proof that it works): http://prntscr.com/36fad9

Good luck with your retro hotel!

[MentaL]

[Tom Lammers]

Nice work dude!

[azaidi]

Nice idea, but why would we use this over IIS? Apache is down within 2 seconds anyway.

Try it with another webserver with Flood protection and people might use this on a real hotel.

[TR10G33K]

I think that Apache is way better than IIS because you can just install modules, and that what you said about that it can be ddosed easier is not true,
i tried to ddos IIS with a crappy free download dos program and it downed it,

[azaidi]

I think that Apache is way better than IIS because you can just install modules, and that what you said about that it can be ddosed easier is not true,
i tried to ddos IIS with a crappy free download dos program and it downed it,

You do know (single host) HTTP flooding and DDoSing is something different? You can DDoS every server as long as it doesn't have hardware protection and your DDoS uses more bandwidth than the server has. The HTTP Flood on the other hand can be countered easily softwarematically, and if your IIS couldn't resist it you're doing something wrong.

[TR10G33K]

You do know (single host) HTTP flooding and DDoSing is something different? You can DDoS every server as long as it doesn't have hardware protection and your DDoS uses more bandwidth than the server has. The HTTP Flood on the other hand can be countered easily softwarematically, and if your IIS couldn't resist it you're doing something wrong.

I used IIS alot back in the day so i know where i am talking about.
If you dont have cloudflare / hardware protection, you can take offline an IIS server with a single host HTTP flooder.
And an other reason why i stopped using IIS is because you cant use .htaccess properly. even with helicon APE it still doesn't work like normal apache.

[azaidi]

I used IIS alot back in the day so i know where i am talking about.
If you dont have cloudflare / hardware protection, you can take offline an IIS server with a single host HTTP flooder.
And an other reason why i stopped using IIS is because you cant use .htaccess properly. even with helicon APE it still doesn't work like normal apache.

1. If your VPS has enough processing power almost no host HTTP flooder can instantly down it. (My HTTP Flooder could do it though from a 1GB/s Upload VPS but that was hand-written and optimised , but my point is almost none can do it)

2. You can convert the .htaccess to a web.config in a second with the URL Rewrite 2.0 Engine. Just click the "Import .htaccess" button, even people who have no idea how XML work can do it

[NoBrain]

Nice idea, but why would we use this over IIS? Apache is down within 2 seconds anyway.

Try it with another webserver with Flood protection and people might use this on a real hotel.

You're a fool if you use IIS anyway. Nginx <3

[Exonize]

IIS > Apache > Nginx.

But interesting project, thanks for sharing.

[NoBrain]

IIS > Apache > Nginx.

But interesting project, thanks for sharing.

Oh god, just no.

Apache -- Nginx > Dog shit > IIS

[Moogly]

Cool project, I've seen projects like these before in other MMO's and often wondered about implementing one like this. Your next step could be to make a library you can re-use for your console application and then make a GUI based application that references the same library and you could offer both a GUI and a console application. You could also include HeidiSQL (which btw is my favorite MySQL editor, props on using and promoting it, I don't know why everyone uses navicat, idiots) as a stand-alone exe in both 32-bit and 64-bit they include them without the need to install, and then you can just check which version their OS is, whether it's 64-bit or 32-bit, I'm sure it's a 1 liner. Projects like these are fun because you start out simple and you can do plenty with them. Good luck, don't give up, projects like these are what brings more people to IT. Programming shouldn't be about making complicated software that only the elite can use, it should be about making everyone's live easier, and more convenient. In fact, it is, there's just idiots who have a misconception about programming.