XAMPP Alternatives

Apps similar to XAMPP include FlyEnv, which is free and open source. Other options are WampServer, BitNami Application Stacks, WordPress Studio and MAMP. You're spoiled for choice with Web Servers like XAMPP: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, self-hosting and the web.

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    FoxServ

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    FoxServ is an Apache / mySQL / PHP installer package for Windows and Linux. Unlike NuShpere or PHPTriad, FoxServ features the latest version of all …

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. MoWeS Portable icon

    MoWeS Portable

     4 likes

    MoWeS stands for the three letter abbreviation Modular Webserver System and makes it possible, to run a webserver based on Apache, MySQL and PHP from an USB Stick or any other writable media (harddrive, flash cards etc.) without installation under Windows (98 to Vista).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    MoWeS Portable screenshot 1
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  4. P

    PHP Triad

     3 likes

    An installer of Apache, MySQL and PHP for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    AMPPS

    Web stack offering Apache, MySQL, MongoDB, and latest PHP versions with Softaculous auto-installer. Supports app installs and PHP switching for versatile scenarios, perfect for development.

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    Clamp

     5 likes

    Clamp is a Command Line Apache MySQL PHP for Mac OS X made for local development. It aims at being ultra simple to use and configure.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • MariaDB
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
    • Homebrew
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    USBWebserver

     10 likes

    USBWebserver is a bundled package of Apache, MySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin Mini Relay and software that allows a Web server from a USB stick to run.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU
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    MNPP

     2 likes

    MNPP: Mac + Nginx + Percona + PHP. Install a world-class PHP development environment on your Mac. Unleash the speed of the webserver everybody is talking about, Nginx. And for storage, use Percona, the most carefully maintained independent fork of the famous MySQL database, now...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    MNPP screenshot 1
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    Winpweb

     2 likes

    Winpweb is a free portable Windows web development stack. It contains Nginx, MariaDB and PHP (with composer).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Winpweb screenshot 1
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    Laravel Sail

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PHP
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Redis
    • Docker
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  12. Denwer icon

    Denwer

     7 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • RU flagRussia
    Denwer screenshot 1
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    BAMP

     3 likes

    BAMP is a small macOS utility to manage your local server based on Apache + MongoDB + PHP using the Homebrew toolkit.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    BAMP screenshot 1
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    wmWebStack

     1 like

    wmWebStack is a desktop application that offers a complete local server environment for web development on Windows. It includes Apache, MySQL, and PHP, bundled together for easy management. With just one click, you can publish your local web projects to the public internet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WmWebStack GUI interface for Windows
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    Nitro Server

     1 like

    Create web servers with everything you need and deploy them wherever you prefer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    Nitro Server screenshot 1
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