MAMP is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is XAMPP, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to MAMP and 11 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to MAMP are FlyEnv, DDEV, Lando and Devilbox.
Free open-source web server solution with Apache, MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. Easy installation for local web development across Windows, Linux, macOS. Ideal for creating and testing websites, supports commercial use, with regular updates and a user-friendly control panel.
Germany
EU
FlyEnv simplifies local web development by providing an easy-to-use interface to manage web servers (like Nginx), databases (like MySQL), and PHP.
China
Local or cloud development environment for web developers. Powered by Docker. But without the complexities of bespoke configuration.
United States
Lando is a free, open source, cross-platform, local development environment and DevOps tool built on Docker container technology and developed by Tandem.
United States
Laravel Homestead is an official, pre-packaged Vagrant box that provides you a wonderful development environment without requiring you to install PHP, a web server, or any other server software on your local machine.
Zend Server is the #1 professional PHP stack. It is the most complete PHP distribution with a continuously updated set of advanced value-add features designed to optimize productivity, performance, scalability and reliability.
Faster local development for Drupal, WordPress, and beyond. Kalabox is the easiest way to develop websites and get them live. Get rid of the drudgery and have more fun!
Kalabox is now discontinued. The successor is Lando.
United States
Laravel Sail is a light-weight command-line interface for interacting with Laravel's default Docker development environment. Sail provides a great starting point for building a Laravel application using PHP, MySQL, and Redis without requiring prior Docker experience.
lampRabit is a desktop app that sets up a complete local PHP stack: Apache and/or Nginx, PHP, MariaDB, Mailpit and a Redis-compatible cache, installed in one click from official sources. Run PHP 8.1 to 8.5 side by side and choose a version per site.
