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We have got loads of options for php + MySQL + Apache combo... Which is the best pack among these ?
Lets confine our ideas to WAMP vs XAMPP, is there a better option to go for?
I created an online programming contest web app called CodeFire on XAMPP, later I had to switch to WAMP, where none of the php scripts worked properly... what standard should I follow?
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WAMP uses PHP (a script-based programming language) for development and testing. Unlike other similar local servers, LAMP is multi-lingual in terms of development. It supports coding done in PHP, Perl, and Python. XAMPP uses MariaDB, which is a relational database management system.
XAMPP is more powerful and resource taking than WAMP. WAMP provides support for MySQL and PHP. XAMPP also has SSL feature while WAMP doesnt. If your applications need to deal with native web apps only, Go for WAMP.
LAMP and WAMP are generic terms for any Apache web server, MySQL database, and Perl or PHP or Python language, based system. XAMPP is a specific software package that contains all the elements of an *AMP system in a single package. There are several packages like this (WampServer to name one).
I like XAMPP, personally. I have an install running on a thumbdrive that I carry around that's pretty much my development environment for LAMP web dev on any machine I happen to be at (I'm mostly on Windows client machines).
Small, fully-functional, and stable - works really well for my needs.
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