Wordpess & PHP integrated development environments, or PHP IDEs, are software platforms that provide programmers and developers with a comprehensive set of tools for software development in a single product, specifically in the PHP programming language.

1. Laragon

Laragon is a portable, isolated, fast & powerful universal development environment for PHP, Node.js, Python, Java, Go, Ruby. It is fast, lightweight, easy-to-use and easy-to-extend.

Laragon is great for building and managing modern web applications. It is focused on performance – designed around stability, simplicity, flexibility and freedom.

Laragon is very lightweight and will stay as lean as possible. The core binary itself is less than 2MB and uses less than 4MB RAM when running.

Laragon doesn’t use Windows services. It has its own service orchestration which manages services asynchronously and non-blocking so you’ll find things run fast & smoothly with Laragon.

Features

• Pretty URLs
  • Use app.test instead of localhost/app.
• Portable
  • You can move Laragon folder around (to another disks, to another laptops, sync to Cloud,…) without any worries.
• Isolated
  • Laragon has an isolated environment with your OS – it will keep your system clean.
• Easy Operation
  • Unlike others which pre-config for you, Laragon auto-configs all the complicated things. That why you can add another versions of PHP, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, Apache, Nginx, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB,… effortlessly.
• Modern & Powerful
  • Laragon comes with modern architect which is suitable to build modern web apps. You can work with both Apache & Nginx as they are fully-managed.
    Also, Laragon makes things a lot easier:
    Wanna have a WordPress CMS? Just 1 click.
    Wanna show your local project to customers? Just 1 click.
    Wanna enable/disable a PHP extension? Just 1 click.

Downloads

Download the official release of Laragon.

If you need professional assistance configuring your deployment, you can use our commercial support to help get you up and running.

2. Flywheel WP Local

Build WordPress sites faster than ever before

Local is built for speed and simplicity. We’ve spent years designing it to make building, testing and deploying WordPress sites a breeze.

Cloud Backups

Keep your workspace clean and your site files safe with the ability to easily push and pull sites from Local to Google Drive or Dropbox.

Image Optimizer

This Add-on optimizes your site for mobile to make it super speedy, while also improving page loads on desktop, resulting in a boost in site performance! It also scans your local site for image files, and compresses images offline without cloud-based services.

Local Connect

Push and pull sites with Local to Flywheel or WP Engine for a super streamlined offline-editing and go-live process.

The #1 local WordPress development tool

A effortless way to develop WordPress sites locally.

Live Links

Quickly review site responsiveness across devices with secure, persistent URLs. With longer timeouts and connection limits, your clients and coworkers can review work on their own time!

Hot swap environments

Changing environments has never been easier. Hot-swap multiple PHP environments or try out the latest version of MySQL right from Local. It’s that simple!

One-click admin

No need to manage various usernames and passwords, seamlessly log in to your WordPress site one-click admin in Local!

Go deeper with developer tools

Local is the most delightful local WordPress tool, but it’s also the most powerful. As a developer, Local has everything you need to get more work done.

• SSH & WP-CLI – Simple root SSH access to individual sites
• MAILCATCHER – View, test and debug mail sending
• LOG FILES – PHP, NGINX, and MySQL logs available

Downloads

Download the official release of WPLOCAL.

If you need professional assistance configuring your deployment, you can use our commercial support to help get you up and running.

3. Apache Frends – XAMPP Apache + MariaDB + PHP + Perl

What is XAMPP?

XAMPP is the most popular PHP development environment. XAMPP is a completely free, easy to install Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. The XAMPP open source package has been set up to be incredibly easy to install and to use.

About Apache Friends

Apache Friends is a non-profit project to promote the Apache web server and is home to the XAMPP project. XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl.

Downloads

Download the official release of XAMPP.

If you need professional assistance configuring your deployment, you can use our commercial support to help get you up and running.

4. BITNAMI WAMP, LAMPP, MAMP

Bitnami provides a free all-in-one tool to install WordPress on top of XAMPP.

These software listings are packaged by Bitnami. The respective trademarks mentioned in the offerings are owned by the respective companies, and use of them does not imply any affiliation or endorsement. The software is licensed to you subject to one or more open source licenses and VMware provides the software on an AS-IS basis.

Downloads

Download the official release of Bitnami WAMP, LAMP, MAMP.

If you need professional assistance configuring your deployment, you can use our commercial support to help get you up and running.

Key Terms:

• Open Source Software
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• php
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• WordPress