Is XAMPP Secure?

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    Hi,

    i've just installed XAMPP in order to test my PHP code, however is it secure, i dont want to comprimise my system in any way.

    I don't want to host or anything i just want to use it to test out my code.
     
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  2. Bohra

    Bohra Prominent Member

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    Its safe but if u are using it as live server you should go to the security part of xampp and set passwords and stuff

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    pipes Prominent Member

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    May be wrong on this but im guessing any security worry would be of the code your working on and not neccessarily of using XAMPP to test.
     
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    Hey,

    If its for testing on your local computer you should be fine, normally users on the internet can't see the web server unless you have port 80 forwarded/open in your router/firewall.

    If you are making it visible on the internet, make sure you have all the latest PHP/Apache security updates installed (although I believe XAMPP will have) and set up the security inside Xampp (http://localhost/xampp)

    Regards,

    Steve
     
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