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What do you like best about WampServer?

good operating system for windows and consists of internet information services. the utility designed allows you to create web applications and manage your server and databases is well designed/utilized. it is a free download which is also a plus Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WampServer?

it is complicated to learn how to use and does not explain at first. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering WampServer:

it is similar to xxamp but has better and different configurations. the operating systems perform better in my opinion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WampServer solving and how is that benefiting you?

it automatically installs everything you need to intuitively develop Web applications. You will be able to tune your server without even touching its setting files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What is WampServer?

WampServer is a Windows web development environment for Apache, MySQL, PHP databases.

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WampServer is a Windows web development environment for Apache, MySQL, PHP databases.


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Dhaval D.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Great local server for development on windows"
- Easy to install and maintain - Ideal Apache server for Windows OS - Makes easy to switch between Multiple PHP versions -Suitable for developme...
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4.5 out of 5
"WampServer - PHP development made easy"
WampServer is one of the oldest and the best server stack for deploying an Apache, MySQL, PHP stack in a Windows environment. The software provide...
Vishal J.
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Vishal J.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"WAMP Server - The easiest way to jump start web development using PHP"
The easiest tool to start web development using PHP. WAMP server incorporates Apache server, MySQL database and PHP backend server support. The too...
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What do you like best about WampServer?

- Easy to install and maintain

- Ideal Apache server for Windows OS

- Makes easy to switch between Multiple PHP versions

-Suitable for development on Windows as well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WampServer?

-I can not think of anything I dislike except logging mechanism can be better. currently, its files based on the Windows system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WampServer solving and how is that benefiting you?

I mainly use it for development purposes as Windows is not very well suited for a production environment and is prone to be more vulnerable. Since its easy to setup which makes development faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WampServer?

WampServer is one of the oldest and the best server stack for deploying an Apache, MySQL, PHP stack in a Windows environment.

The software provides a minimalistic UI for managing your entire web server configuration, from your virtual hosts to your PHP or Apache extensions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WampServer?

Security is one of the primary feature while we develop for the internet. WampServer, although provides a robust environment for web development lacks in terms of security. That's a primary reason for not using the stack in a production environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WampServer solving and how is that benefiting you?

WampServer provides a quick tool to create lightweight web development environments on a developer's machine. The tool has been widely used whenever a developer wants to test any PHP application on his machine on an urgent basis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WampServer?

The easiest tool to start web development using PHP. WAMP server incorporates Apache server, MySQL database and PHP backend server support. The tool is easy to install and setup on Windows operating system. Starting the server services and stopping the services is easily achieved. Server configuration like setting up ports for accepting request can be done by updating the configuration files. MySQL database management is quite simple with the PHPMYADMIN web interface. Also, you can easily change PHP versions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WampServer?

Installation may be tricky, if appropriate Visual C++ libraries are not installed. Before proceeding with the installation, read the installation docs carefully and install all required VC++ libraries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WampServer solving and how is that benefiting you?

WAMP Server is the preferred tool for developing web application with PHP. We have been using WAMP server for developing quite a number of websites. Websites developed on WAMP SERVER have been easily deployed on the production boxes without much efforts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Moses G.
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What do you like best about WampServer?

Wamp server is easy to use. Simple to create a database and run MySQL commands. We use it to create WordPress local databases for website development and testing. It's a backup plan for our online website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WampServer?

It requires you to do some configurations on the php.ini file for you to upload large image files in your database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering WampServer:

The best local server I can recommend off Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WampServer solving and how is that benefiting you?

It acts as our local database server for backup purposes. It helps us test our websites offline before going live online. We also use it to learn SQL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Petar C.
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What do you like best about WampServer?

Easy installation and a very useful tool for PHP development.

Easy setup of PHP, MySQL, and Apache on the local machine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WampServer?

WampServer uses the same port as Skype so you must turn off skype when installing the WampServer.

Some errors can happen when a project developed on Wamp is switched to Apache on Linux. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering WampServer:

I recommend it to beginners in PHP programming and to those who are not extremely advanced programmers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WampServer solving and how is that benefiting you?

Wamp is free, so you don't have to rent expensive servers during application development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Steven D.
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What do you like best about WampServer?

A very robust web hosting environment for local development on Windows. Has handled any web app I've thrown at it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WampServer?

There could be a little more flexibility with the PHP & MySQL version options, but it was only in isolated cases where this was a concern. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WampServer solving and how is that benefiting you?

Having a reliable local web server for Windows. Local WordPress development that is compatible with remote (online) web hosting environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WampServer?

In our organization, we use WampServer as a local server to evaluate the behavior of the applications we develop before uploading them to a hosting/web server and manage MySQL databases. Installing it is simple, its interface is intuitive, we can work on previous versions with ease, and its operation is efficient and flawless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WampServer?

Developers who want to work with WampServer should be a little familiar with Apache servers, PHP code, and MySQL database to get the best out of this resource. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering WampServer:

Simply incredible how intuitive this program is and the facilities it provides for web development work and database management. We can study the behavior of the developed applications locally and apply corrections until its launching and passage to production in a web server. Recommended. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WampServer solving and how is that benefiting you?

WampServer for us as an organization has represented a clean and organized work, the possibility of correcting errors locally to launch the most optimal version of each web application developed, an efficient database engine, effectiveness in each of our web-oriented projects, and more. It is a benefit to count on a tool that is as neat as it is functional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dhiraj S.
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What do you like best about WampServer?

This is very easy to install and configure. WampServer is user-friendly, and it is easy to operate. Its interface is simple. Primarily, this is light software. So, it is easy to manage the memory space though we build many different applications. Users can make and edit any application offline. Also, users can select relevant applications, pages through localhost quickly. So, it effective and time-saving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WampServer?

WampServer's forum does not add much value when developers are stuck with problems, and community support is more minor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WampServer solving and how is that benefiting you?

WampServer is a super-platform for web applications developments. It is compatible with multiprogramming languages and multi-database management systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Raghavendra D.
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What do you like best about WampServer?

easy to use and very lightweight on the system load Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WampServer?

No dislikes as it's so comfortable to use than any local servers I have ever used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WampServer solving and how is that benefiting you?

Before adding the project live to the hosting, we build and test the software applications in the local machine using wamp Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.