TOOLS: Xampp, The Server package

I presume that most of you already work with an installation of a web server, a apps server, a DB server...., but what about if you are newbie or just tired of having to integrate all this tools together??. The answer is called XAMPP, ..actually the one I like to use!!. XAMPP is an integrated server package of Apache, mySQL, PHP and Perl (the AMPP in XAMPP) that all run from a removable drive. Everything is pre-configured and ready to go just by unzipping or installing it.

Actually not only this important servers are installed, but the package include all this:

• Apache
• MySQL
• PHP
• MiniPerl
• OpenSSL
• phpMyAdmin
• XAMPP Control Panel
• Webalizer
• Mercury Mail Transport System
• FileZilla FTP Server
• SQLite
• ADODB
• Zend Optimizer
• XAMPP Security

..and if you do not have enough then the add-ons will do the rest!!:

• Tomcat 6.0.20
• Perl Add-On

The installation of XAMPP is very straightforward, mainly if use the self-extracting archive, and it will take less than 10 minutes!!. The of course you can enter to the typical apache configuration file to create as many sites as you wish!!. The delightfull of powerfull phpMyAdmin will let you control all your DB contents, although you might like to work with Adminer....

Thanks to the XAMPP team to make our life easier!!.