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XAMPP
Dec 15, 2017
MAMP
Apr 3, 2018
AMPPS Stack
Sep 18, 2017
EasyPHP DevServer
Aug 26, 2017
WampServer
Jul 22, 2017
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XAMPP

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Zack H
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Smooth installation with minimal configuration required

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Very simple and quick to set up.
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Luiz Barni
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It takes some effort to learn file organization quirks

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You gotta put your code in a specific folder /htdocs, in which some items already exist. It's hard to organize your environment.
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Gilles Migliori
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Doesn't support several php versions

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To upgrade/downgrade php version you have to reinstall package.
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MAMP

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Alex
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Free and open source

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The software is free to use, improve, and distribute.
Alex
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Easy to use

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MAMP usually takes mere seconds to install. It runs right out of the box, with no additional changes to your system required.
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AMPPS Stack

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EasyPHP DevServer

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Luiz Barni
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Runs projects from anywhere in your computer

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You just need to select the project from the management panel and run the server.
Alex
Luiz Barni
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Supports multiple server technologies

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You can have Apache installed, also Nginx, Python, Ruby, Perl, etc, and easily switch between them.
Luiz Barni
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Supports multiple PHP versions

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Alex
Luiz Barni
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Only Windows build

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No versions for Unix systems, like Mac or Linux are available.
Luiz Barni
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Not open source

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