WAMP for Windows, LAMP for Linux, MAMP for Mac) are commonly used but also considered a tad bloated for the beginners like me ).Īfter few years of Java development, I turned myself into Web development, and in particular, PHP programming. MacOS are often shipped with pre-installed versions of Apache HTTP server and PHP but these are often outdated and merely customised for macOS.
Together, Apache HTTP server, PHP, and MySQL form a powerful and popular combination for Web development.