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Acquia Dev Desktop vs Cherokee

A side-by-side look at Acquia Dev Desktop and Cherokee. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Acquia Dev Desktop

Acquia Dev Desktop

Development

Acquia Dev Desktop is a free, local environment for building and testing Drupal and WordPress websites on your computer. It comes packaged with all the necessary components, including PHP, MySQL, Apache Solr, and Drush.

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Cherokee

Cherokee

Network & Admin

Cherokee is an open source, very fast, flexible and easy to configure web server. It supports the widespread technologies and protocols used nowadays: FastCGI, SCGI, PHP, HTTP/1.1, SSL/TLS, AJP13, WebSocket, IPv6, and others. It also features high availability, load balancing, powerful configuration system, and simple administration tools.

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