Originally Posted by Minaki

If you're on a windows server, stay away from PHP and MySQL if you want to avoid real headaches.

The only draw-back to PHP/MySQL on a Windows environment we have encountered is that PHP variable decalrations are strict.

eg: variables must be explicitly set before you can use them.

Is there some other issue you have had with PHP/MySQL on a Windows server that is not covered by that statement?

Not personally. I stay clear away from it myself, just going by what I've heard

The biggest problem is when a developer that is used to the relaxed Linux/PHP environment tries to develop using Windows/PHP. If you structure your code well by decalring variables before trying to use them, you will have very few issues on a Windows server.

Personally I steer clear from MS boxes unless a project absolutely requires us to develop on one. When we develop on MS servers, we use that same coding constructs as we do on Linux boxes. The only exception being, a few functions like checkdnsrr() and getmxrr() are not supported in a Windows environment.