PHP Development Environment on Windows?

Question

I no longer use MAC or Linux systems.my mother had got me a Windows laptop Lenovo and want to play around with it for a bit get the hang of windowsI'm also interested in learning PHP Wordpress but mostly on windowsis there a way to set up a Dev playground on PHP?I hear Wampserver or Xampp ? are those the 2 best options for window PHP developers.

kbrannigan · Accepted Answer

I would personally recommend Laragon: https://laragon.org/
It's more polished than the older programs. It offers neat features like: quick apps, virtual hosts etc...
It isolates your php stuff, you can mess with it without worries

cloudking · Answer

Set up WSL for a proper Linux dev environment within Windows 10 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

PHP Development Environment on Windows?

I would personally recommend Laragon: https://laragon.org/It's more polished than the older programs. It offers neat features like: quick apps, virtual hosts etc...It isolates your php stuff, you can mess with it without worries

Set up WSL for a proper Linux dev environment within Windows 10 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

I would personally recommend Laragon: https://laragon.org/
It's more polished than the older programs. It offers neat features like: quick apps, virtual hosts etc...
It isolates your php stuff, you can mess with it without worries