#Setting Up a Development LAMP Stack: ##Using Windows, VirtualBox, and Ubuntu
This document describes how to set up a development LAMP stack using a host Windows machine, VirtualBox, and Ubuntu Server 12.04.
###Step 1: Setting up the host machine
- Create a shared folder on the host machine. This can be anywhere. I placed mine in my documents folder.
- Edit your hosts file as Administrator
- Right click on Notepad or your editor of choice and select Run as Administrator
- On Windows navigate to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc and open the hosts file