XAMPP is a very easy to install Apache Distribution for Linux, Solaris, Windows, and Mac OS X. The package includes the Apache web server, MySQL, PHP, Perl, a FTP server and phpMyAdmin.
It’s widely used for local web development and testing because it provides a complete environment with all the necessary tools bundled together.
Here are some key features of XAMPP:
- Apache: The web server component.
- MariaDB: The database management system.
- PHP: The server-side scripting language.
- Perl: Another scripting language.
- phpMyAdmin: A web-based tool for managing MySQL/MariaDB databases.
- FileZilla FTP Server: For FTP file transfers.
- Tomcat: For running Java Servlets and JSPs.