WAMP Stacks (Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP Bundled Installs)

WAMP (an acronym standing for Windows, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) stacks that can be installed as a package, these installers can make life a little easier for windows users. Below are some of the more popular WAMP stacks available.

Apache2Triad http://apache2triad.net/
Apache2Triad spells instant and facile deployment of web software on any windows server along the lines of the WAMP paradigm in a point and click manner in just minutes and is a ideal solution for the setup of server farms.

XAMPP http://www.apachefriends.org/xampp-en.html XAMPP (GPL)
“XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start.”
Uniform Server rated this one their highest competition.
They are part of [http://www.apachefriends.org/en/ Apache Friends].

Uniform Server http://www.uniformserver.com/
“The Uniform Server is the pre-packed popular web development software. It is a small WAMP package, and it is also very easy to use and setup. At the moment Uniform Server includes Apache, PHP, Perl, MySQL, PhpMyAdmin, …”
This is the one that I (matt) have been using for over a year. The most recent version has had a lot of improvements done to it.

SourceLabs http://www.sourcelabs.com/AMPstack.htm
This is a local Seattle company that also has a certified stack simular to SpikeSource. The have also created [http://swik.net/ Swik]– “The free and open database of Open Source projects that anyone can edit.”

SpikeSource http://www.spikesource.com/

http://developer.spikesource.com/wiki/index.php/Home