#6846
Apache, PHP, and MySQL are the fundamental components required for web development. However, installing them individually on your system can be time-consuming, and configuring them can be challenging, especially for beginners. To overcome these difficulties, you can utilize applications like VertrigoServ.

#5769
EasyPHP is a complete integrated development environment installation package designed primarily for the PHP language on Windows, developed by Laurent Abbal from France. It integrates various server modules and components: PHP, Apache, Perl, NGINX, MySQL, Zend, PhpMyAdmin, Xdebug, Python, etc., and there is no need to configure your development environment manually. You can use it to easily create websites and write Web applications locally.

#5713
The common (non-corporate) Internet user always uses a dynamic IP address from the ISP service provider, which causes an IP change (usually a new IP address) every time you log into your ISP account and connect to the Internet. In this environment, Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is the only solution if you want to use your computer as a Web server, BBS, mail server, or other Internet services without worrying about IP changes.

#5698
Uniform Server (full name: The Uniform Server, formerly called Mini Server, AKA: UniServerZ, UniServer Zero, Uniform Server Zero) is a free, open-source, easy-to-use and lightweight WAMP (Apache + MySQL + PHP + Perl) local server solution for Windows, specially made for local web development.

#4847
As a professional Web developer, you must test your Web applications thoroughly before publishing them. Therefore, a highly configurable and fully functional local/web development environment is required. In this case, web developers and programmers can utilize MAMP PRO to easily and quickly install, configure, and manage a local server environment.

#4762
Using the three free, open-source and original system components (PHP, MySQL, and phpMyAdmin) to develop, test, and deploy Web applications locally is almost the only best option available at the moment. Thereinto, Apache Web server and PHP hypertext preprocessor are preinstalled on Mac. But they are not enabled by default, and the pre-installed version of PHP lacks many utility features. The MySQL needs to be installed and configured separately. Unless you are able to expertly use command lines in Terminal, installing the one-stop solution MAMP (PRO) is much simpler and more efficient.

#4376
For a beginner who just stepped into the development of dynamic website, the construction of Apache + PHP + MySQL environment, as well as its complex configuration process are troublesome, time-consuming and error-prone. Therefore it's an efficient way to choose an integrated web development environment. In this way, you can more quickly finish the installation and configuration of your server environment, thus to concentrate more time and energy in the project development itself.

#2228
If you're a web developer or learning web programming languages, you must found that: every time want to perform local debugging, testing for your web app/code on a new OS or another PC, you has to set up and configure the whole AMP (Apache, PHP, MySQL) web development environments from scratch, which is absolutely boring.

#1490
As a matter of experience, many people (especially for personal webmasters) have deeply understood the installation of Apache server on localhost is definitely not an easy thing, not to mention adding a MySQL, PHP or Perl component, harder. Nevertheless, luckily there are tools similar to XAMPP integrate frequently-used development environments into one package.