(06-13-2018, 08:48 PM)Paradinight Wrote: i would not use xampp.
vbox + debian / ubuntu or vagrant + homestead
Depends.
If you know server management and are responsible for setting up and deploying to production yourself, it might make more sense to work on similar environment to iron out all the quirky configuration requirements at early stages of development.
However if you're just doing coding work and someone else handles hosting, and you work on Win platform, Xampp might make more sense from ease of setup and integration point of view (for example, you can easily browse to correct config files in file manager, use your fave text editor, and xampp control panel uses familiar GUI).
Personally, Xampp has worked very well for me last 15 years, but now that I'm required to do more server maintenance at my job, I've considered running some sort of container solution myself.
