VertrigoServ

VertrigoServ is an all-in-one solution for installing Apache and PHP on your server or personal computer, in order to convert it into a web server.

Aiming to be superior over other WAMP solutions, the program provides you with two different database servers, MySQL and SQLite, along with their most famous database managers, PhpMyAdmin and SQLiteManager. The program comes with numerous Apache and PHP extensions installed, but you can easily enable or disable any of them. One more great feature is the ability to adjust almost all important PHP and MySql settings without having to edit the php.ini or my.cnf files, which makes your job a lot easier.

With this program installed, you can develop, test, and publish PHP web applications and websites. You can also take advantage of the included Smarty , which is the best template system for PHP script. The installed ZendOptimizer enables you to run encoded PHP scripts on your web-server, and run other normal PHP files 40% faster than before. Now, you can save on your hosting fees by hosting your website on your own computer, or you can just use it to test modifications of your website locally, before you publish it.

It truly saved me several hours of configuring and testing different incompatible web-server components together.