What's the best way to test new themes?

[wakabayashi]

@Havouza said in What's the best way to test new themes?:

I have a VPS with 200 Gb SSL disks 16 gb guaranteed RAM and 100mbit minimum bandwidth. Pay 19 €

Where can you get this? Is this VPS managed?

[Havouza]

Hosteurope.de I have been a customer for 10 years. Super host. Support speak English. I have Plesk admin

[wakabayashi]

Hm interesting. I speak german as well... But this VPS isn't managed is it?

[alwayspaws]

@Traumflug said in What's the best way to test new themes?:

A local installation is just fine for testing. sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache-mod-php mysql and one has a fine web setup accessible via http://localhost/. These webhosters use the same software, after all.

Do I just open terminal and enter that command? I would like to create a local installation but I'm on a Mac and have already attempted MAMP & MAMP PRO. It's not for me.

Is there any alternative?

[alwayspaws]

@Havouza said in What's the best way to test new themes?:

alwayspaws use Mac

I'm glad you noticed:)

[alwayspaws]

@jnsgioia said in What's the best way to test new themes?:

Well, I know php and html and am very familiar with databases. It is the hooks and modules that I am having to figure out. :|

I'm sorry I can't help with hooks and modules. You're ahead of me. I don't know php. Just HTML.

[alwayspaws]

@jnsgioia said in What's the best way to test new themes?:

@alwayspaws Firefox's inspector has come in handy more than once :)

It doesn't seem to cooperate on a Mac.

[alwayspaws]

@Traumflug said in What's the best way to test new themes?:

A local installation is just fine for testing. sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache-mod-php mysql and one has a fine web setup accessible via http://localhost/. These webhosters use the same software, after all.

@Traumflug I entered the command and was prompted for and entered password.

Terminal displayed:

sudo: apt-get: command not found

What can I try next please? It seems I'm so close.

[Traumflug]

sudo: apt-get: command not found

Obviously you have no Debian/Ubuntu based system, so I can't help much. Googling terms: LAMP (Linux), MAMP (Mac), perhaps even WAMP (Windows)

[alwayspaws]

I'm on a Mac and already went through MAMP.

I'll just use my online test sites. Thanks!