Server Tools

XAMPP Control Panel Application

XAMPP is an open-source web server solution stack mostly known as one of those proficient tools that make website development accessible even for beginners. Why go through all the hassle of installing an Apache, MySQL and PHP components individually when you can let XAMPP do it for you? Moreover, XAMPP also contains the Perl programming language, phpMyAdmin database administration tool, FileZilla FTP server, Mercury mail server, and JSP server Tomcat which combined with its cross-platform architecture make it one of the most versatile and accessible AMP packages currently available.

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Question:What makes FTP simple? Simple answer: FileZilla
This nice little piece of software is what should be the standard for any FTP client, mainly because it is compatible with any FTP server and at the same time with any specific implementation of the FTP protocol.
FileZilla is fast and has lots of useful features such as resuming both uploads and downloads, timeout detection, SSL, SFTP, firewall support and a nice clear drag and drop interface that offers translations in most of the world’s major languages.

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serversAgain, we blow your mind with another great freeware application. Well, maybe we don’t blow your mind but still, it’s a great piece of software. ServerWatch is a Windows-based applications that enables networks admins to keep a very close and useful eye on their servers and workstations. ServerWatch aims to handle large networks with ease, bad news is, it’s currently in it’s alpha stage, meaning that it doesn’t have all the features yet and it may behave strangely from time to time.

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Believe it or not, Microsoft is now offering its server virtualization software as a free download for anyone. Better yet, the new version of Microsoft Hyper V-Server is a stand-alone edition that doesn’t require MIcrosoft Server installed on the machine.

Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 is a great choice for customers who want a basic and simplified virtualization solution for consolidating servers as well as for development and test environments.

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Lately, Microsoft has embraced the open-source community in a rather unusual manner. Now, Microsoft begins supporting the Apache Software Foundation with an annual donation of $100,000. It’s clear that Microsoft will slowly go away from its own IIS Web Server platform but raised alot of speculation within the industry.

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