Setting Up a Windows Environment for Drupal and Web Development: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Michael Palmer, a longtime MacBook user, shares his journey of setting up a Windows 11 environment for developing Drupal and other web applications. Palmer had previously avoided using Windows for web development due to performance issues and compatibility challenges, particularly with PHP. However, with modern updates, he now finds Windows a solid platform for development.

The article outlines detailed steps, including enabling BIOS settings like Hyper-Threading or SMT, setting up WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), installing Docker Desktop, and configuring DDEV for containerized development. It also covers installing PHP, Git, SSH, Node.js, and tools like JetBrains IDEs and GitKraken. Palmer emphasizes the benefits of containers like DDEV and Lando for handling Drupal dependencies like Composer and Drush. With this setup, developing on Windows is now comparable to a MacBook experience.

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Develop for Drupal & Other Web Applications on Windows!

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Michael Palmer

Date of Publication

09 October 2024

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