Research Documentation Local Php

3R - Local PHP

Local PHP - Technique 01

XAMPP is a web development tool that is created by Apache that makes it easy to run PHP on your computer locally. The installaion of XAMPP Server on windows is easy as compared to manual installaion of a web server and PHP required a lot of in-depth configuratioon knowledge.

Local PHP - Technique 02

Another way to run PHP is to configure it with one of that web servers that supports it. For Windows, The IIS web server is one of the most popular. Apache and Nginx are widely used for other operating systems.

Local PHP - Technique 03

MAMP is another way to run PHP. MAMP will install a local server environment on your computer and will not conflict with any existing Apache installation.

Summary

Pros of running PHP is that it is an open source meaning that users don't have to spend money to use the frameworks, run code, use the database, or debugging tools. Cons of running PHP is that it is not as versatile, there are limited debugging tools, and the security isn't the best.