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XAMPP
Free • Open Source
Web Server
Mac
Windows
Linux
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XAMPP is a completely free, easy to install Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl.
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XAMPP Features
1. PortableXAMPP can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Node BasedXAMPP supports node editing, a form of visual programming that gives you full control over the rendering.
3. LightweightXAMPP consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Support for Javascript
Support for FTP
Support for MariaDB
Support for NodeJS
Nginx
Import from MySql
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PhpStorm
Paid • Proprietary
IDE
Code Editor
Mac
Windows
Linux
50 PhpStorm alternatives
Enjoy productive PHP and web development with PhpStorm. Take advantage of deep code understanding, top-notch coding assistance, and support for all major tools and frameworks.
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PhpStorm Features
1. Syntax HighlightingPhpStorm supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
2. AutocompletionPhpStorm can predict and complete the rest of a word or phrase you're typing.
3. Ad-freePhpStorm doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Code FormattingPhpStorm supports code formatting for multiple languages and code styles.
5. Git SupportPhpStorm supports Git, a free and open source distributed version control system.
6. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsPhpStorm can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
7. PortablePhpStorm can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
8. Works OfflinePhpStorm can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
9. Spell CheckingPhpStorm can detect and correct all types of grammar and spelling mistakes.
PHP IDE
Code Completion
Refactoring
Debugging
Code Syntax Highlighting
Code navigation
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Symfony
Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
PHP
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Symfony is a set of reusable PHP components and a PHP framework for web projects.
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Symfony Features
Community-based
Scalable
WebHook Integration
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CodeIgniter
Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Self-Hosted
49 CodeIgniter alternatives
CodeIgniter is a powerful PHP framework with a very small footprint, built for developers who need a simple and elegant toolkit to create full-featured web applications.

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EasyPHP
Freemium • Open Source
Windows
34 EasyPHP alternatives
Setup at a glance a pre-configured Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP environment on your system or on a USB key and develop or present locally your projects.

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PHP Desktop
Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
5 PHP Desktop alternatives
PHP Desktop is an open source project founded by Czarek Tomczak in 2012 to provide a way for developing native desktop applications using web technologies such as PHP, HTML5, JavaScript & SQLite. It embeds a web browser, a web server and a PHP interpreter.
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PHP Desktop Features
1. PortablePHP Desktop can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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Neard
Free • Open Source
Web Server
Windows
40 Neard alternatives
Neard is a portable WAMP software stack for the Microsoft Windows operating system involving Apache HTTP Server, OpenSSL for SSL support, PHP programming language, MySQL database, MariaDB database, MongoDB NoSQL database, PostgreSQL database, Memcached distributed memory object...
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Neard Features
1. Git SupportNeard supports Git, a free and open source distributed version control system.
2. PortableNeard can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Memcached
WP-CLI
PhpMyAdmin
Xdebug
Support for MariaDB
MongoDB
Ruby
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Zend Framework
Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
52 Zend Framework alternatives
Extending the art & spirit of PHP, Zend Framework is based on simplicity, object-oriented best practices, corporate friendly licensing, and a rigorously tested agile codebase. Zend Framework is focused on building more secure, reliable, and modern Web 2.

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Yii Framework
Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
46 Yii Framework alternatives
Yii is a high-performance component-based PHP framework best for Web 2.0 development.

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FuelPHP
Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
32 FuelPHP alternatives
Fuel is a simple, flexible, community driven PHP 5.3 web framework based on the best ideas of other frameworks with a fresh start and a design pattern in HMVC.

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Nette Framework
Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Self-Hosted
22 Nette Framework alternatives
Nette Framework is a popular tool for PHP web development. It is designed to be the most usable as possible and is definitely one of the safest one. It speaks your language and helps you to easily build better websites.
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Nette Framework Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsNette Framework can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
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Mako Framework
Free • Open Source
Online
Self-Hosted
24 Mako Framework alternatives
Mako is a lightweight and easy to use PHP framework MVC modular.

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Koa
Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
88 Koa alternatives
Expressive middleware for node.js using generators via co to make web applications and APIs more enjoyable to write. Koa's middleware flow in a stack-like manner allowing you to perform actions downstream, then filter and manipulate the response upstream.
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Koa Features
Asynchronous
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Winginx
Free • Proprietary
Web Server
Windows
34 Winginx alternatives
Winginx is a complex of local web server on Windows (Vista and higher) to develop in PHP and Node.js using databases MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, memcached.
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Winginx Features
Nginx
Redis Compatible
Apache Monitoring
MongoDB
PhpMyAdmin
Sits in the System Tray
MySQL Support
Memcached
Support for NodeJS
Database Publishing
Discontinued
Last updated May 27, 2017
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Denwer
Free Personal • Proprietary
Web Server
Windows
Self-Hosted
35 Denwer alternatives
Denwer is a collection of often-used web-servers for web-programmers. It is used to debug web-sites under Win32. Denwer includes: friendly installer; Apache; PHP; MySQL; Perl; virtual host management system; phpMyAdmin; sendmail stub; start/stop manager.
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Denwer Features
1. PortableDenwer can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
PhpMyAdmin
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated and the website is full of spam articles. Last version, released in November 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.
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