Windows Apache MySQL PHP (WAMP)

There’s a few WAMP packages out there that make having a php web server on windows as simple as installing a program. I started off using Xampp from apachefriends.org but I had problems running cakePHP with it. Both Xampp and CakePHP have made many improvements since then and they are now compatible with each other. However, when I had problems I switched to WAMP5 from wampserver.com.

In terms of features, both packages are similar. However, Xampp offers SSL support and WAMP5 does not. WAMP5, on the other hand, is lightweight and about half the size of the Xampp package. You can also add SSL support for WAMP5 by following this tutorial.

Wiki has a nice article comparing all of the main WAMP packages out there. Read more

Download WAMP5 | Download XAMPP

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  1. apache server says:
    February 11, 2007 at 12:58 am

    As an alternative to some of the above mentioned webservers for Windows, you should also take a look at the Web-Developer Server Suite. Use what works the best for you.

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