Links for setting up a VMware dev server
Have waded through the net and found these the most useful.
- Download VMWare Fusion demo from https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/?p=vmware-fusion&lp=1
- Get the server image you require from http://www.thoughtpolice.co.uk/vmware/#ubuntu8.04
- Install using the guide that matches your download http://www.thoughtpolice.co.uk/vmware/howto/1-minute-guide.html#ubuntu8.04
- Follow these instructions for installing SSH, VMWare tools http://intranation.com/entries/2009/03/development-virtual-machines-os-x-using-vmware-and/
Now you can set up apache, mysql etc as you would do normally on a VPS or dedicated box, using SSH.