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So for this college class, we're using apache on windows for whatever reason, and I was trying to install xampp but the installer is not accessible. Has anyone had any experience installing xampp on windows? They do have a vm that I can access through vSphere but the web client doesn't let me use the entirety of my keyboard, like the windows, alt, and control keys so I can't get to the run dialog.
#Vmware #Broadcom #Accessibility #Apache #NVDA
#Accessibility #nvda #apache #vmware #broadcom
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Andrew Tiedgen
Andrew Tiedgen
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@miki Right. But they specifically want me to use windows. If I was able to access their vm, they've got everything set up already but as I said the web client is kinda broken. I tried getting vmware workstation because apparently you can connect to vSphere vms from in there, but since they've merged with Broadcom they have this weird account stuff and I can't seem to create one, unless I'm looking in the wrong place.
@Mikołaj Hołysz
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Mikołaj Hołysz
Mikołaj Hołysz
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Is there a reason why WSL won't work / did they prohibit it? I mean, that is technically Windows, and "I need this for accessibility" is usually a good enough excuse in these circumstances.
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Andrew Tiedgen
Andrew Tiedgen
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@miki Fair point I suppose. All I really need to do is get a web server up and running that has php and mysql. I just thought it'd just be easier to figure out how to get with the program as quickly as possible, since we start really getting into it on Tuesday.
@Mikołaj Hołysz
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Mikołaj Hołysz
Mikołaj Hołysz
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If you have admin rights on the computer you're using, that's if it's your computer and not theirs, that would be the easiest option I think.

Just get Ubuntu through WSL, and then look for "how to install X on Ubuntu" and you'll find plenty of tutorials. Asking Chat GPT will probably work too, with the usual caveats.

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@miki I *constantly* have this issue where WSL2 just, cannot connect to the internet. It's not even DNS, pinging IP addresses doesn't work!
@Mikołaj Hołysz
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