devilbox VS laragon

Upvote, because I like the idea of https://github.com/cytopia/devilbox. But, it contains a bit too much for me. Worth a look, though, fellow redditors

Bro, http://devilbox.org.

https://devilbox.org if you're ok with the command line.

Use http://devilbox.org/ Comes out of the box ready and is close to your prod env then (php version, ..)

When we have giants like ddev and devilbox in our midst it's surprising to still see these pop-up

Try devilbox, it works great, have everything you need for development, and kept updated: http://devilbox.org/

Try Devilbox, it's a good Docker-based alternative for XAMPP.

I'd recommend setting up a development environment with devenv as already suggested, and use devilbox ( http://devilbox.org/ ) alongside that.

Laragon

I usually use laragon there it comes with apache server can install php version and has composer built in. https://laragon.org/ also can set up quick app scrpt so on right mouse click will start install process for any php based project you want

In an earlier comment, /u/Readyman2627 recommended https://laragon.org, which apparently helps you get a local database server running.

For development purposes I use Laragon which usually spares you the hassle of manually setting up SQL and Apache. However, on my new desktop I ran into an issue when I tried to enable SSL for Apache: Oh no, Laragon detected exceptions! The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it After showing the message Laragon just closes. On the other hand, the problem does not occur if I just start the services without SSL enabled.

I use https://laragon.org/ for all my local development and I can wholeheartedly recommend it fo ease of use. UI is a bit clunky though.

If you use Windows then laragon has a quick app install for Laravel.