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4,635 PointsI already have LAMP installed on my Linux computer. Is there any reason why XAMPP would be better?
Just curious if XAMPP has any special features that LAMP doesn't have.
3 Answers
Christopher Loyd
Courses Plus Student 5,806 PointsNo.
Installing XAMPP on your linux box is going to be the same as installing LAMP on your linux box. XAMPP may include some additional libraries, but core functionality is going to be the same.
XAMPP is just the cross-platform version of LAMP, allowing it to be installed on Windows and Mac.
jesdavpet
21,489 PointsI'm pretty sure the differences between XAMPP and LAMP should be trivial given that Apache, MySQL, and Perl/PHP/Python still make up both stacks.
YMMV, but I've followed along with a lot of the lessons here using a Linux setup as well, and found that the only hiccups were the ones I was already used to anyhow. Good luck!
Maria De Bruyn
4,635 PointsThanks for letting me know.
Maria De Bruyn
4,635 PointsMaria De Bruyn
4,635 PointsThanks for the feedback!