I want to use a dedicated server for Moodle, but how reliable is Moodle together with EasyPHP?
See Installation guide for Windows using EasyPHP. A dedicated machine for your production Moodle site is a good idea. EasyPHP, Fantastico and even XAMPP are designed to get a site up and running quickly but will still need to be adjusted for a production site. Another option for an intranet (classroom or school based network) clean install on a new XP Pro server would be one of the Windows Installer Package. This package uses the XAMPP installer to automatically install and configure Apache Server, MySQL and PHP. Once installation is complete and setup and running, all you may need do is to edit the config.php file to show your IP address. The XAMPP installer package may reduce effective security on an public internet site, so be careful with it. The other issue is the the XAMPP installer is resource hungry, so it does not easily handle a lot of users simultaneously. However unless your Students are whiz-kids, and really know their PHP and MySQL, one of the Windows package should be se
