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what is the difference between xamp &amp;&nbsp;wamp? Is xamp better than wamp? whats the pros cons?
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what is the difference between xamp & wamp? Is xamp better than wamp? whats the pros cons?

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Not a whole lot, &nbsp;I do think XAMPP gets updated more frequently though.
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Not a whole lot,  I do think XAMPP gets updated more frequently though.

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Has anyone had any issues running WAMP on a Windows 2008 server in a virtual environment? I'm thinking about putting two mysql databases on this server &amp;&nbsp;running php on the front end. Any advice...suggestions...??
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Has anyone had any issues running WAMP on a Windows 2008 server in a virtual environment? I'm thinking about putting two mysql databases on this server & running php on the front end. Any advice...suggestions...??

WAMP on Virtual Windows 2008 R2

The Apache HTTP Server is a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards. Typically Apache is run on a Unix-like operating system, but it is available for a wide variety of operating systems, including Linux, Novell NetWare, Mac OS-X and Windows. Released under the Apache License, Apache is open-source software.

Apache Web Server

MySQL is an open source, relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. Acquired by Oracle in 2009, it is frequently used in combination with PHP installations, powering most of the WordPress installations.

MySQL Server

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.