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XAMPP
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| XAMPP | Free to use and copy under the GPL; component licenses may vary | Free |
As apachefriends.org lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from XAMPP's own pages
- Browser version
- The downloads page lists a browser edition that includes Alpine Linux, Apache, MariaDB, PHP, Perl and phpMyAdmin, tested on desktop Chrome and derivatives. · apachefriends.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Components
- The Windows downloads include Apache, MariaDB, PHP, phpMyAdmin, OpenSSL, the XAMPP Control Panel, FileZilla FTP Server, Mercury Mail Transport System, Tomcat and Perl. · apachefriends.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Database
- XAMPP ships MariaDB instead of MySQL, and its FAQ says the commands and tools are the same for both. · apachefriends.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Development focus
- XAMPP is intended for development environments and is not meant for production use. · apachefriends.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2002 · apachefriends.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Install options
- Windows users can install XAMPP with an installer or use ZIP and 7zip archives. · apachefriends.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- XAMPP is free of charge and may be copied under the GNU GPL, while each included product has its own license. · apachefriends.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- The project lists distributions for Windows, Linux and OS X. · apachefriends.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Project history
- Apache Friends co-founder Kay Vogelgesang is described as having co-founded the project in 2002. · apachefriends.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- XAMPP is an easy-to-install Apache distribution for developers, containing MariaDB, PHP and Perl. · apachefriends.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The FAQ warns that default settings include a passwordless MySQL root account and network-accessible MySQL, and advises securing XAMPP before publishing anything online. · apachefriends.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Security tool
- The XAMPP Security console can set passwords for MySQL root and phpMyAdmin and enable authentication for the demo pages, but does not address every security issue. · apachefriends.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project provides documentation as FAQs and directs users to its forums or Stack Overflow for unanswered questions. · apachefriends.org, 9 Oct 2026
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