: The most popular cross-platform local server environment. WAMP : A dedicated Windows-only stack. 3. PHP IDEs and Mobile Compilers Download Php Compiler

This report provides an overview of downloading and setting up PHP for your environment. While PHP is traditionally an language, modern implementations use compilation to "opcodes" for execution. For most developers, "downloading a compiler" means installing the PHP runtime or an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) with built-in execution capabilities. 1. Official PHP Runtime (Standard Recommendation) : Download "Thread Safe" zip files from the Windows PHP site