VM + Vagrant vs XAMPP vs WAMP (manual) vs LAMP (manual)

[s_molinari]

@spaceshiptrooper

But let’s say the user is using a free hosting service provider. Let’s say they signed up on 000webhost. 000webhost’s PHP version is stuck at 5.2. What then? Find a new host? It’s true you should find a new host, but what if the client doesn’t know or want to switch hosts? What if they have more than just your files on their account?

To be honest, I’d avoid bending to the needs of anyone who is using free hosting and I’d also gladly tell them “tough luck”, if their webspace doesn’t work with my up-to-date software.

@spaceshiptrooper

True, but if you have a dev who’s installed Apache, PHP, and MySQL server on both Linux and Windows, it’s not that hard really to switch between the 2 OS.

I am not sure what your point is here.

Scott