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Tammy Bisetti
5,761 PointsRunning XAMPP vs running DesktopServer
Is XAMPP better for learning PHP and DesktopServer better for working with Wordpress? Has anyone used XAMPP with the Bitnami Wordpress install? Is it that much better to use DesktopServer?
2 Answers
jason chan
31,009 PointsI use xampp. I have no problems with it.
It's pretty fast and responsive.
Tammy Bisetti
5,761 PointsDo you use it with multiple sites? Is it easy to move those sites to a hosting server after testing?
jason chan
31,009 PointsHey tommy, you can have multiple sites with xampp.
In live a server you would use cpanel to attach domains to it. You can ask your webhost about it. Depending on plan you get. For example on my plan I have at most 3. If I get more expensive plan then 50. If I get dedicated server than unlimited domains because I would run a dedicated server. Basically every enclosed folder on you're server can be a site.
I hope that helps.
Leonard Theisen
16,518 PointsLeonard Theisen
16,518 PointsI installed the Bitnami Wordpress and was happy with the install. I chose not to run the DesktopServer simply because it was forcing me to uninstall XAMPP which I wasn't going to do. I've been running XAMPP for over a year now and happy with it's functionality. I'm not sure if the DesktopServer works as well or not?