![]() As for the Apache / XP issue, I was already aware of that, and for the moment at least I can live with the version of Apache (and other components) that still run on XP. > on XP, but that applies to both WAMPServer and XAMPP. > and therefore will not run on Windows XP as the required C/C++ runtime library will not install > Oh just one last thing, the latest versions of Apache etc are compiled with Visual C++ 2012 (VC11) > Well on the surface there is not much difference. X-X-X- Backup your databases regularly Here is How dont regret it later! Yes even when developing -X-X-X. Get your Apache/MySQL/mariaDB/PHP ADDONs here from the WAMPServer alternate Repo Read The Manuals Apache - MySQL - PHP - phpMyAdmin ![]() (Windows 10 Pro 64bit) (Wampserver 3.3.1 32bit & 64bit) Aestan Tray Menu 3.2.5.0 I hope this is of some help to you in making a decision. ![]() Oh just one last thing, the latest versions of Apache etc are compiled with Visual C++ 2012 (VC11) and therefore will not run on Windows XP as the required C/C++ runtime library will not install on XP, but that applies to both WAMPServer and XAMPP. If Perl is irrelevent but flexibility is useful WAMPServer is the better choice. Well anyway if you want Perl, then XAMPP is the simplest solution, although it can be configured in WAMPServer but its all man-draulic. Of course the installation of many versions does take space and is not as easy as it once was, as you have to do it manually now for reasons that are not relevant here. It is then just a case of switching versions of any of those to match my requirement. ![]() With WAMPServer I can have many versions of Apache, many versions of PHP and many versions of MySQL all installed. you get a specific version of all those parts with a single version of XAMPP and switching is just not an option (unless you know what you are doing. With WAMPServer this can be done, with XAMPP it is not part of there ethos, as its developed by the Apache community its versions of Apache/PHP/MySQL are more ridgid i.e. The thing that swung it for me is that I develop in PHP and for many different people, so I need to be able to setup an environment that matches that of my Clients server. Well on the surface there is not much difference. ![]()
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