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Portable Apache, Maria DB, PHP for Windows vs XAMPP

A side-by-side look at Portable Apache, Maria DB, PHP for Windows and XAMPP. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Portable Apache, Maria DB, PHP for Windows

Portable Apache, Maria DB, PHP for Windows

Development

Portable Apache, MariaDB, PHP is an all-in-one package that allows you to run a local web server on Windows without needing to install anything. It bundles Apache, MariaDB, PHP and other components in a portable app.

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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.

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