WampServer 2.5

Every developer knows how complex it is to setup a web server running Apache and PHP. Be it the configuration or something else, there is always a good reason for it not to work.
WampServer is a piece of software aimed to help developers and small website owners effortlessly build a web server that works without wasting countless hours struggling with the configuration.

Indeed, running a web server with this handy tool is not any harder than going through a few installation steps. Once your server is running, it will continue to work without any extra configuration.

However, WampServer is not suited to be used for a production server. Don't get me wrong: it works nicely, yet WampServer trades configurability for easiness. For instance, corporate environments will dislike the fact that the plugins (Apache, PHP, etc.) are difficult to update: either you update the whole program, or you update nothing.

To put it in a nutshell, WampServer is a very good piece of software allowing you to set up a web server in no time and without a hassle. Nevertheless, this utility is mostly used for test environments, because it is not extensible enough for a production server where you often need to deploy security updates.