[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #56878: Remove Desktopserver references from the docs

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#56878: Remove Desktopserver references from the docs
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 Reporter:  mayankgupta   |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  WordPress.org
Component:  General       |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:  docs
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Changes (by sabernhardt):

 * keywords:  changes-requested =>
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review => WordPress.org


Old description:

> ## Issue Description
> [https://serverpress.com/ DesktopServer] has shut down and isn't
> available anymore.
>
> ## URL of the Pages with the Issue
> - [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-a-local-
> server/ Installing a local server]
> - [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-a-local-
> server/desktopserver/ Installing DesktopServer]
> - [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-
> wordpress-locally/from-zip Installing from Zip]
> - [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-a-local-
> server/wampserver/ WampServer]
> - [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-
> wordpress-locally/from-svn/ SVN]
> - [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/getting-started/
> Getting Started]
> - [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/contribute/ Contribute]
>
> **Section of Page with the issue**
>
> - [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-a-local-
> server/#which-local-server-should-i-install Which local server should I
> install?]
>
> - Whole Document Page of
> [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-a-local-
> server/desktopserver/ Installing DesktopServer]
>
> **Why is this a problem?**
> DesktopServer has already announced that they're shutting down.
>
> ## Suggested Fix
> Replace it with Open-source tool, DDEV.

New description:

 [https://serverpress.com/ DesktopServer] has shut down and isn't available
 anymore.

 === URL of the Pages with the Issue
 - [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-a-local-
 server/ Installing a local server]
 - [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-a-local-
 server/desktopserver/ Installing DesktopServer]
 - [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-
 wordpress-locally/from-zip Installing from Zip]
 - [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-a-local-
 server/wampserver/ WampServer]
 - [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-
 wordpress-locally/from-svn/ SVN]
 - [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/getting-started/
 Getting Started]
 - [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/contribute/ Contribute]

 **Section of Page with the issue**

 - [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-a-local-
 server/#which-local-server-should-i-install Which local server should I
 install?]

 - Whole Document Page of
 [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-a-local-
 server/desktopserver/ Installing DesktopServer]

 **Why is this a problem?**
 DesktopServer has already announced that they're shutting down.

 === Suggested Fix
 Replace it with Open-source tool, DDEV. (#56879)

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Comment:

 Thanks for the report!

 For a status update:

 1. DesktopServer was already removed from the content of
 [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-a-local-
 server/ Installing a Local Server] years ago.
 2. I made a few small edits today:
  - Removed from list on
 [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/contribute/#local-development-
 overviewContribute with Code]:\\ "We have tutorials on the following
 methods: VVV, ~~DesktopServer,~~ MAMP, WampServer, XAMPP."
  - Removed from list on
 [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/getting-started
 /#setting-up-a-local-server  Getting Started]:\\ "Popular alternatives
 include ~~DesktopServer,~~ MAMP, WampServer, XAMPP, and others."
  - Edited sentence for
 [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-a-local-
 server/wampserver/#3-testing-wampserver Installing WampServer]:\\ "such as
 another local server (XAMPP, DesktopServer, etc.), WebDAV, or Skype." is
 changed to\\ "such as XAMPP or another local server, WebDAV, or Skype."
 3. I do not feel comfortable removing the "Installing DesktopServer" page
 by myself. Also, could a redirect to the main "Installing a Local Server"
 page be appropriate, or should it simply give the `404` error?
 4. Both [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-
 wordpress-locally/from-zip/#what-you-will-need-before-starting Installing
 from a Zip File] and [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials
 /installing-wordpress-locally/from-svn/#what-you-will-need-before-starting
 Installing via SVN] still contain special notes that begin "Note: If you
 are using DesktopServer as your local server..." Those notes link to the
 Installing DesktopServer page, so the notes could remain until the page is
 gone.
 5. For additional options, I found a draft for Installing Docker. (I think
 I saw that handbook page published at some point, but it is currently a
 draft.)

 (The Documentation Issue Tracker had two reports about the DesktopServer
 page: [https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues/400
 400] and [https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-
 Tracker/issues/522 522])

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