Research Documentation 03 Local Php

Local PHP

LAMP

LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, Python. It is a software stack model that only runs in a linux environment. When run together the components help to create database driven dynamic websites.

WAMP

WAMP stands for Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP. WAMP is a local server used to test dynamic websites on windows systems. It is open source and it is free. WAMP comes in two versions, 32 bit and 64 bit. I've used WAMP in the past to develop and test wordpress applications on my local computer before uploading. It has a control panel that helps with development and saves time uploading for testing. The biggest con of using WAMP was installing and configuring it to run.

XAMPP

XAMPP stands for Cross Platform, Apache, MariaDB, PHP and Pearl. Like WAMP XAMPP is an open source free stack package that can be used to develop and test your website before development. According to Cloud infrastructure Services,XAMPP is easier to install than WAMP and can be installed on Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems.

Boiling it all down

To boil it all down into a more palletable soup for consumption I would just say that it all depends on the environment that you want to develop in as to which stack you choose. Like I said I've used WAMP in the past and it was a little tedius to get working. That being said it was like a decade ago that I used it and perhaps improvements have been made. If I was to choose to implement another local server installation I would install XAMPP because from all accounts I've read it is considerably eaasier to implement than WAMP.