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Laragon InstantWPBased on our record, Laragon seems to be a lot more popular than InstantWP. While we know about 54 links to Laragon, we've tracked only 5 mentions of InstantWP. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
I usually use laragon there it comes with apache server can install php version and has composer built in. https://laragon.org/ also can set up quick app scrpt so on right mouse click will start install process for any php based project you want. Source: 11 months ago
In an earlier comment, /u/Readyman2627 recommended https://laragon.org, which apparently helps you get a local database server running. Source: about 1 year ago
Try out something like https://laragon.org first. It will setup a MySQL server you can easily connect to locally. Even includes HeidiSQL for writing queries and things. Source: about 1 year ago
For development purposes I use Laragon which usually spares you the hassle of manually setting up SQL and Apache. However, on my new desktop I ran into an issue when I tried to enable SSL for Apache: Oh no, Laragon detected exceptions! The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it After showing the message Laragon just closes. On the other... Source: about 1 year ago
I use https://laragon.org/ for all my local development and I can wholeheartedly recommend it fo ease of use. UI is a bit clunky though. Source: about 1 year ago
I have a couple different blogs, one of them is journal-like. I use a self-hosted WordPress. I highly recommend* WP because you can do pretty much anything with it and it works great as a journal/diary right out of the box. If you host it online and want it private that's easy enough to do with a plugin and a few settings tweaks. However, WordPress does not actually require it be on the internet to work. You can... Source: over 1 year ago
Offline Editing/Testing Tool: (https://instantwp.com) $0 ... DONT make edits to a live site, unless your superman (ps you arnt). Good for demo's, stand-alone from USB/cloud. Source: almost 2 years ago
If you don't want anyone to see the site does it need to be online at all? You could use something like https://instantwp.com or https://localwp.com to host a local instance of WordPress. You would be able to install any plugin you want. Source: over 2 years ago
I think they're referring to InstantWP. Source: almost 3 years ago
If OP is just wanting to tinker around and also not install anything, they could download InstantWP and put a blank PHP file in the base directory and access it through a web browser locally. Source: about 3 years ago
XAMPP - XAMPP is a free and open-source cross-platform web server that is primarily used when locally developing web applications.
Local by Flywheel - Provides a simple, local development environment with a friendly GUI.
WampServer - Wampserver 2. 5 users can apply the update to Wampserver 3. 0. 3 directly. There will be no change to the Apache, PHP, MySQL settings and versions used; your local sites and databases will not be affected.
MAMP - MAMP is the abbreviation for Macintosh, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. It is a reliable application with its four components that allows you to access the local PHP server as well as the database server (SQL).
WordPress Portable - With WordPress Portable you can experience the most popular blogging platform right out of the box. Just download, extract and run it!
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