Wampserver and its short review.
Here is what the company itself says about their sofware
WampServer is a Windows web development environment. It allows you to create web applications with Apache2, PHP and a MySQL database. Alongside, PhpMyAdmin allows you to manage easily your databases.
Wampserver for newbies in easier words.
There are Static scripts (codes) which can run directly on windows without need of any software like Html + Css. You just need to open that script in your browser and it will tell you how it looks like and you can make changes in them using any editor.
But there are some dynamic scripts which need a special environment to run directly on your Operating system specially Windows. For example php run on servers which support it and also php needs Database managers like MySql but you do not have required environment on your windows to run such scripts.
What does Wampserver does?
Wampserver is a software that turns your windows in to server which helps scripts like php to run on windows without even going online. It also has built in Apache2 and MySql Support. By using this software you can check your dynamic scripts on windows. We use this software for our php scripts tests before officially putting them on online servers.
It gives you all the option you want to test your scripts offline. It is always useful to try scripts offline before putting them online because if there is something wrong you can edit or fix those issues offline without putting any pressure on online resources which are not free at all. Doing that on online servers can take a lot of time, cause you a lot of trouble and use a lot of bandwidth too.
There are also other softwares used for this purpose for example Xamp. We recommend wamp for newbies but even professionals use it. The reason for the recommendation is that it is really user friendly and its interface is easy to use and understand. On the other hand xamp can be hard some times and you have to go deeper to activate some stuff.
There are Apache modules and Php settings and extensions which you can activate or deactivate with just a click from wampserver icon in the task-bar. It really saves a lot of time and you will also know what kind of online hosting services you will need to run your script online.
My Favorite feature
One of my favorite feature of wampserver is Putting it Online or offline. This feature helps you to connect with your team so they can check your scripts from their systems. We use it through our Wifi or wired modem and it saves a lot of time as we do not have to transfer whole scripts all the time on different computers and when the files are heavy you waste a lot of time just transferring the files.
That is the reason we recommend Wamp Server to every one.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me anytime.
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