What Is a XAMP, WAMP, MAMP , or LAMP?

 

What Is a XAMP, WAMP, MAMP, or LAMP?

o   WAMP, MAMP, and LAMP are abbreviations for “Windows, Apache, MySQL, and PHP,” “Mac, Apache, MySQL, and PHP,” and “Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP.” These abbreviations each describe a fully functioning setup used for developing dynamic internet web pages.
o     XAMP, WAMPs, MAMPs, and LAMPs come in the form of packages that bind the bundled programs together so that you don’t have to install and set them up separately. This means you can simply download and install a single program and follow a few easy prompts to get your web development server up and running fast, with minimal hassle.
o   During installation, several default settings are created for you. The security configurations of such an installation will not be as tight as on a production web server, because it is optimized for local use. For these reasons, you should never install such a setup as a production server. However, for developing and testing websites and applications, one of these installations should be entirely sufficient.       

                                                                                

 Alternative WAMPs

o   When software is updated, it sometimes works differently from how you expect, and bugs can even be introduced. So, if you encounter difficulties that you cannot resolve in AMPPS, you may prefer to choose one of the other solutions available on the web. You will still be able to make use of all the examples in this book, but you’ll have to follow the instructions supplied with each WAMP

• Easy PHP

• XAMPP

• WAMP Server

• Gloss word WAM

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