XAMPP Launcher 1.5 / XAMPP 1.7.7 (web development stack) Released

XAMPP Launcher 1.5 has been released. It's a simple launcher utility that lets you easily add a link to the PortableApps.com Menu for XAMPP, the portable Apache, mySQL, PHP and more package. This release adds Unicode support for the launcher, the latest PortableApps.com Format and corrects an issue with upgrades removing XAMPP when used with an internal directory rather than the drive root. XAMPP itself was also updated to 1.7.7, so users should manually upgrade their XAMPP setup as well. It's all open source and completely free.

XAMPP Launcher can be updated automatically or installed from the app store in the PortableApps.com Platform. XAMPP itself must be manually installed following the instructions on the XAMPP Portable homepage.

Features

XAMPP is a complete web, database and FTP server package for Windows that's ready to go in minutes and completely portable. The full XAMPP package includes:

• Apache
• MySQL
• PHP + PEAR
• MiniPerl
• OpenSSL
• phpMyAdmin
• XAMPP Control Panel
• Webalizer
• Mercury Mail Transport System
• FileZilla FTP Server
• SQLite
• ADODB
• Zend Optimizer
• XAMPP Security

XAMPP Lite leaves off the additional packages and sticks to Apache, mySQL, phpMyAdmin, SQLite and related packages resulting in an installation that's significantly smaller. There are no upgrade packages for XAMPP Lite like there are for XAMPP, though.

New in This Release

The XAMPP Launcher is now in the current PortableApps.com Format and features an improved installer. The XAMPP logo was updated. Both the launcher and installer are now digitally signed to ensure integrity.

PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format

The XAMPP Launcher is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. WinMerge Portable is packaged in the PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Suite including the Menu and Backup Utility.

Download

The XAMPP Launcher and XAMPP itself are available for immediate download from the XAMPP page here at PortableApps.com. Get them today!