{"id":3066,"date":"2013-12-04T12:36:08","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T17:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lonhosford.com\/lonblog\/?p=3066"},"modified":"2016-05-17T16:52:47","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T21:52:47","slug":"best-3-personal-lamp-web-servers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lonhosford.com\/lonblog\/2013\/12\/04\/best-3-personal-lamp-web-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"Best 3 Personal LAMP Web Servers"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href='https:\/\/www.lonhosford.com\/lonblog?bha=true&#038;user=alhecommerce&#038;id=shortcode\/LonBlogGeneral'><img class='none' src='https:\/\/img.bluehost.com\/\/468x60\/bh_468x60_01.gif' \/><\/a>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#appId=105467682877384&amp;xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.lonhosford.com\/lonblog\/2013\/12\/04\/best-3-personal-lamp-web-servers\/\" send=\"true\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"\"><\/fb:like><!-- Place this tag where you want the +1 button to render --><g:plusone annotation=\"inline\"><\/g:plusone><br \/>\nBy Lon Hosford<br \/>\nStatic web pages can be loaded from your local hard drive and viewed in a web browser. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonhosford.com\/lonblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/local_lamp_servers_220x220.png\" alt=\"xampp wamp mamp logos\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lonhosford.com\/lonblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/local_lamp_servers_220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/www.lonhosford.com\/lonblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/local_lamp_servers_220x220-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lonhosford.com\/lonblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/local_lamp_servers_220x220-140x140.png 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/>However to send and receive data from a web server such as in processing a form, you need to place your files on a web server. Actually you might find some plugins that require user authentication may require an http web browser address line. Placing your files on a web server allows you to test exactly using http urls and to use a server database.<\/p>\n<p>However using a public web server like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/track\/alhecommerce\/htmlcsstools\" title=\"BlueHost\" target=\"_blank\">BlueHost<\/a> is just that <strong>public<\/strong>. Generally this is your production version of your web site and you do not want to be experimenting with changes that could render your site unusable. You could create a practice domain and host it but still you have the inconvenience of having to FTP your file changes to the server each change you make. It is more convenient to see the changes as soon as you save them without the step to move them to the web server. <\/p>\n<p>For beginners all you need is a private web server. When you are ready to go live, then you need a public web server such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/track\/alhecommerce\/htmlcsstools\" title=\"BlueHost\" target=\"_blank\">BlueHost<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Popular web servers are called the LAMP stack or Linux web hosting. LAMP stands for Linux (Operating System), Apache, MySQL and PHP. You can install the AMP part of LAMP on most computers. They are generally intended for local development work and not for public web hosting. But security and performance is constantly improved making them useful for in house web servers. Here are popular free versions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apachefriends.org\/en\/xampp.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"XAMPP (Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris)\">XAMPP (Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris)<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"align left\" alt=\"xampp logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonhosford.com\/lonblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/local_lamp_servers_xampp_100x100.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><br \/>\nXAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. It has versions for Windows, MacOS Solaris and Linux. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use &#8211; just download, extract and start. Free of Charge. It comes with PHPMyAdmin and ProFTPD. <\/p>\n<div  style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mamp.info\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"MAMP (Mac OS only)\">MAMP (Mac OS only)<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"align left\" alt=\"mamp logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonhosford.com\/lonblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/local_lamp_servers_mamp_100x100.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><br \/>\nMAMP installs a local server environment in a matter of seconds on your Mac OS X computer, be it MacBook or iMac. MAMP is free of charge however there is a PRO version that has a fee.<\/p>\n<div  style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wampserver.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WampServer\">WampServer<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"align left\" alt=\"wampp logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonhosford.com\/lonblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/local_lamp_servers_wamp_100x100.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><br \/>\nWampServer is a Windows web development environment. It allows you to create web applications with Apache2, PHP and a MySQL database. 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