Windows XAMPP vs WampServer vs EasyPHP vs alternative

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There was a similar question asked here three years ago  but I want to open it up further to include all possible Windows Apache MySQL PHP stacks   Which to do you think is best   XAMPP seems to be the most popular  but I ve read several bad things about it that make me wonder if it s as good as its popularity suggests  For example  I ve heard that their default PHP configuration is very insecure  and apparently their admin app can t function without these holes being left open   This isn t terrible for a development situation  obviously  but you may end up relying on something like register globals   I also spotted something else which makes me concerned  The developers recommend that Vista users disable UAC in order to use their software    For me that s a big red flag  Yes  there are problems with getting something like this running on Vista with UAC enabled  but disabling UAC should never be offered as a solution  especially for newbs  who need UAC more than anyone   It makes me very concerned   WampServer apparently is easier to switch versions of PHP or Apache  if you need to  But it comes with less features than XAMPP  no FTP server  for example    EasyPHP is one that I have no experience of  so I can t say  but it s apparently pretty popular  too   Alternatives  There a ton of other stacks listed on Wikipedia  Do any of these come recommended   So which do you use  and why do you consider it the best  Did you just stick with the first one you tried   I imagine most of us just want something quick  light  and up-to-date

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I won t make such a big deal from this question  It s not like choosing your new wife or car  I d never run any of these on a production server  so  to run just some quick tests any of them are equally good

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I generally install Apache   PHP   MySQL by-hand  not using any package like those you re talking about   It s a bit more work  yes  but knowing how to install and configure your environment is great -- and useful   The first time  you ll need maybe half a day or a day to configure those  But  at least  you ll know how to do so   And the next times  things will be far more easy  and you ll need less time   Else  you might want to take a look at Zend Server -- which is another package that bundles Apache   PHP   MySQL   Or  as an alternative  don t use Windows   If your production servers are running Linux  why not run Linux on your development machine   And if you don t want to  or cannot  install Linux on your computer  use a Virtual Machine

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EasyPHP is very good     lightweight  amp  portable   no windows service  like wamp  easy to configure  all configuration files in the same folder   httpd conf  php ini  amp  my ini  auto restarts apache when you edit httpd conf   WAMP or UWAMP are good choices if you need to test with multiples versions of PHP and Apache   But you can also use multiple versions of PHP with EasyPHP  by downloading the PHP version you need on php net  and loading this version by editing httpd conf      LoadModule php4 module    path  php4 php4apache2 2 dll

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After years of using XAMPP finally I ve given up  and started looking for alternatives  XAMPP has not received any updates for quite a while and it kept breaking down once every two weeks   The one I ve just found and I could absolutely recommend is The Uniform Server  It s really frequently updated  has much more emphasis on security and looks like a much more mature project compared to XAMPP   They have a wiki where they list all the latest versions of packages  As the time of writing  their newest release is only 4 days old   Versions in Uniform Server as of today    Apache 2 4 2  MySQL 5 5 23-community  PHP 5 4 1  phpMyAdmin 3 5 0   Versions in XAMPP as of today    Apache 2 2 21  MySQL 5 5 16  PHP 5 3 8  phpMyAdmin 3 4 5

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I m using EasyPHP in making my Thesis about Content Management System  So far  this tool is very good and easy to use

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