Using WAMP Neard with XOOPS
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This comprehensive 10-step tutorial will guide you through installing, configuring and setting up Neard, a WAMP suite.
You will learn how to set up a virtual host, install different versions of PHP, and organize folders to host XOOPS in optimal conditions.
You will learn how to set up a virtual host, install different versions of PHP, and organize folders to host XOOPS in optimal conditions.
Neard is a WAMP (Windows Apache Mysql Php) software suite, among many others.
What is WAMP
A WAMP is a set of tools for developing websites on a machine with the operating system Microsoft Windows.It includes:
- Apache, an http server (web server),
- MySQL, a database (and other databases such as MariaDB)
- PHP, a server-side programming language for producing dynamic web pages.
Why use a WAMP?
WAMP is most often used to develop and test websites locally on a Ms Windows PC.Production will generally be done on a LAMP architecture (System Linux).
Why Neard?
Neard has many advantages:
- Free and open source,
- Portable,
- Modular (installation / activation / deactivation) of modules,
- Easy switching between different versions (PHP, MySQL...),
- Simple setup,
- Virtual host management, hosteditor...,
- Many tools available (alias management, PhpMyAdmin...),
- Default editor and browser association,
- Several databases available (MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, PostgreSQL),
- Tools for developers (Composer, console, Git...),
- Multi-language,
- Easy to update,
- and many other features...