I love it quick setup, configuration and easy to use. I like it for compatibility across multiple platforms. Effective backend testing of my APK functionality. Reliable for database backups.Stable and reliable for handling all kind of data formats. Nice and user friendly for beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is flagged as virus by Windows Defender antivirus, I wish they look around that for disconnecting windows defender when working with it not my best way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love its efficacy with hosting my local server for faster programming of my SQL databases. Great for compatibility with database on different versions. I like it for robust security and effective with database backups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Few hiccups mostly come about when the local machines has other servers installed conflicting of ports may happen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Xampp is open source , light,and easy to setup and use . It's mySQL connection setup is very easy and just opening control panel we can connect to apache and mysql very quickly .

It is best back end development software for begginers or who have to make their career in php . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Xampp is not officially supported in windows 2016 and that's why many people don't use it . Sometimes when become continuous false query in server then mysql become currupt and we have take backup of it from database .It is very dangerous thing for database . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Every thing is needed for development is contained in this which is very helpful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The confusion of mysql and maria db which is used in this system is what I dislike Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its a complete solution where you can run the files and database both and easy to use and easy to install. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometime we have to uninstall it due to configuration issue Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have used XAMPP primarily for local web development. It provides an ideal environment in our local system to create and test software. The combination mentioned above is really all we need to quickly develop applications - Apache web server to host, MySQL and PhpMyadmin to manage the database Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main disadvantage of this setup is its primarily designed for Windows which creates inefficiencies when using with Linux and Mac. I use Mac to develop complex applications and I have observed its performance to be subpar as compared to Windows. One more issue I faced while using this is the amount of manual updates we need to do to keep the software up to date. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its a suite of tools that makes developing and managing databases effortless. it comes pre-packaged with scripting language support and the option to manually install compilers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Setting up XAMPP server on Windows 2016 quite difficult without documentation. its properly set up it becomes a solution for PHP development. The lack of comprehensive instructions is frustrating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Light and easy for database management or its workflow system. Comes in a single package, thus speeding up the installation process. Work stably in the system without too frequent crashes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are a few things that might be technical for some people using XAMPP on Windows 2016, and these are the things that are lacking in my opinion:

1. XAMPP is not officially supported in Windows 2016, so there is no guarantee that it will work properly.

2. I have to regularly update the latest security patches manually unlike other Web Server security.

3. To speed up the performance of the web server, I have to spend more time on XAMPP optimization.

4. Configuring XAMPP is not as easy as other web servers, because it requires manual configuration.

5. XAMPP does not support other web server features, such as SSL and virtual hosting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to download and install LAMP stack web server environment for different Operating systems. It provides Linux , Apache, MySQL,Php. It also installs phpMyAdmin to manage DMS system. Software like FileZilla and mercuryMail for File Tranfer and configuring mail server. also provides support for pearl and python. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pre existing stack of scripting language is available with binder. If you have to install different compile for scripting language you must do it manually . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

minimalism combined with all the features needed for PHP development and testing locally on a personal computer, along with low space requirements . also Xampp is open-sourced , easy to use as compared to its competitors and comes along with many other inbuilt modules that are helpful in other cms development projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the only con that I felt while using it was the configuration it needs to set it up initially. You have to set up each .ini file manually at the start to get working on the projects using Xampp which can be quite a mess and hectic setup to begin with Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.