From the course: Linux for PHP Developers

Software prerequisites

From the course: Linux for PHP Developers

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Software prerequisites

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- [Instructor] Before we begin, you'll need to download and install a couple of free programs. Don't worry about configuration for now. Just having them installed is sufficient. Secure Shell, or SSH, is a secure method for remotely logging into the command line and executing commands. We'll be configuring the server over SSH so you'll need an SSH client. If you're using a Mac, everything you need for SSH is already installed. The application that you'll want to use is named Terminal.app, which is in a sub-folder under Applications called Utilities. From the Finder, click Go. Go down to Utilities, and double click on Terminal. If you're using Windows, you can use the free program PuTTY to connect via SSH to remote servers. PuTTY is available from the official PuTTY website. Go to Download: Stable. Scroll down, and use the 32 or 64-bit version. Read the FAQ entry if you need more details. You'll need some sort of IDE or text editor to edit files. My demonstrations are going to be using Atom from atom.io. Atom is a cross-platform, free and open-source text and source code editor. You don't need Atom to use or administer the server. There are many other IDEs, both free and commercial, that will work just as well. I'm going to demonstrate how to connect to a database using a visual MySQL Client. MySQL Workbench Community Edition, available from dev.mysql.com is a free, open-source and cross-platform MySQL client. It's useful for managing databases, including designing the structure, importing and exporting the content and so forth. You don't need MySQL Workbench to use the database server. Other MySQL clients will also work. However, I will be demonstrating its use. You may be curious about PHP applications such as phpMyAdmin, or Adminer, that can be installed on the development server. While prior versions of this course included phpMyAdmin, I'm concerned about providing a popular target for vulnerability scanners if used on a public facing web server. They're not bad applications, but the potential for abuse is high. At the end of the day, you can and should choose the best tool that meets your needs. Please be sure to make an informed decision.

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