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Microsoft WebMatrix vs XAMPP

A side-by-side look at Microsoft WebMatrix and XAMPP. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Microsoft WebMatrix

Microsoft WebMatrix

Development

Microsoft WebMatrix is a lightweight web development tool that allows developers to easily build websites using ASP.NET, PHP, Node.js and HTML5. It includes pre-built site templates, drag & drop controls, code editors and testing tools.

aspnetphpnodejshtml5code-editorwebsite-builder
XAMPP

XAMPP

Development

XAMPP is an open-source web server solution stack package developed by Apache Friends, consisting mainly of the Apache HTTP Server, MySQL database, and interpreters for scripts written in the PHP and Perl programming languages.

web-serverphpmysqlopen-source