When to prefer XAMPP over a complete installation of Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP

Question

在哪些情况下，除了开发之外，与 Linux、Apache、MySQL 和 PHP 的完整安装和配置相比，您更喜欢 XAMPP 吗？

Answer 1

Other than development, the only other time I use it is for demos - it's nice being able to take a "solution on a stick" to a customer.

I'd never consider it for a live/public site though.

Answer 2

I would say that XAMPP would be preferred over a complete manual install, whenever one is not confident enough, skilled enough, experienced enough, or educated enough to properly install, the OS, HTTP server, database server, and language system with all the mainstream security and stability aspects in mind, and compensated for.

Although I recognize that XAMPP is not perfect, it is, in 99% of cases, much better than anyone without proper knowledge could accomplish.

Answer 3

XAMPP is great for development because it's simple and fast.

It's not about lack of skill or knowledge to build a server. It's a simpler solution. It's great if you want to use PHP and MySQL. I wouldn't try to run a production server or try to add modules to it.

Answer 4

LAMP will perform 4x better

Benchmarks: http://www.formboss.net/blog/2010/02/hosting-php-linux-vs-windows-benchmarks/