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Is xampp suitable for production use?


Asked by Dream Ballard on Dec 15, 2021 FAQ



XAMPP is not meant for production use but only for development environments. XAMPP is configured to be open as possible to allow the developer anything he/she wants. For development environments, this is great but in a production environment, it could be fatal.
Next,
XAMPP software package contains Apache distributions for Apache server, MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. And it is basically a local host or a local server. This local server works on your own desktop or laptop computer. The use of XAMPP is to test the clients or your website before uploading it to the remote web server.
And, I think its bad idea to run XAMPP for production env. If you are setting up server env, you will be responsible for any downtimes, hardware bail outs, software updates, backups etc. Better to host with hosting company or google for php paas.
Furthermore,
Both of these stacks comprise PHP, Apache and multiple other software needed to make an application and website function. For sake of databases a WampServer contains MySQL, on the other hand, a XAMPP now comes with MariaDB instead of MySQL.
One may also ask,
It was developed by the Apache Friends, and its native source code can be revised or modified by the audience. It consists of Apache HTTP Server, MariaDB, and interpreter for the different programming languages like PHP and Perl.