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Sorry if this is a dumb question, I don't really use Windows any more... so i'm not super familiar with how things work today. With the new Linux subsystem, do

• Someone1234 6y ago
  > With the new Linux subsystem, does Windows even need separate support for PHP anymore? For Windows client, maybe not. But some people run PHP on Windows Server in actual production scenarios (using either Apache or IIS) and those people absolutely need a native solution: WSL[2] has too much overhead. SHOULD you be using PHP on Windows Server? Likely not, but it is more common than you'd think, I've personally worked at multiple companies that had a Wordpress based site running on IIS for example. This was pre-Cloud though so YMMV.
  • bsenftner 6y ago
    There's the UniServer https://www.uniformserver.com/ https://www.uniformserver.com/ - a complete WAMP stack with quite a bit more, plus it is pre-hardened for use on the public web, ready for deployment and production. It's humorous how many WAMP developers work in public with their development hooks open, allowing outsiders to peer in and they are unaware. UniServer does not allow that.
    • kemonocode 6y ago
      The fact they haven't really updated their front page in years would make me nervous about using such a thing (PHP 5.6 came out 6 years ago and it reached EOL December 31st, 2018) and it took a closer look to see the project was still being updated with a new release just a couple months ago. I'm not trying to crap on the entire project, far from that! A more secure by default alternative to XAMPP/WampServer for Windows is great! But first impressions do matter.