acebase Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 I want to install a webserver to test PHP code. What should I use? I've got WAMP downloaded... I went to install... it requires 2GB. I don't want to waste that amount of space. What else should I consider? Or is WAMP the best option? XAMP? IIS? Looking for some pointers and starting guidelines. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barand Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 If you have Windows, IIS should already be installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
requinix Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 If you need something simple to test a simple site then you can use PHP's built-in server. If you need something more complicated then you're going to have to spend disk space to get it. If you don't need a database then you can install Apache/nginx on its own - if you don't mind configuring them yourself. 1 minute ago, Barand said: If you have Windows, IIS should already be installed. No? But it is available to install - at least in Pro, not sure about Home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barand Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 I'm using IIS on Windows 10 Home. AFAIK, it just need kicking into life using IIS Manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
requinix Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Once it's installed, sure. But it's not installed by default. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barand Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 It is a "Windows feature" that just needs turning on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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