Skip go content

Laragon

ApplicationLeo Khoa

Dem still dey call am laragon amp, laragon nginx

Leo KhoaProductivity

Portable Windows *AMP stack. Di process na laragon.exe. E no bi XAMPP.

Wetin you need know

Laragon na portable *AMP stack. E no bi XAMPP.

laragon.exe dey run local Nginx/Apache, MySQL, and PHP. XAMPP na different bundle. php.exe alone no bi stack.

Wetin e be?
Local *AMP stack
Still current?
Yes, see Current status
Official download?
Use di vendor link inside dis article
Feex tok say
If tutorial talk XAMPP, I no dey assume Laragon paths. laragon.exe na Leo Khoa stack, no bi Apache Friends.

Wetin bi Laragon?

laragon.exe dey start local Nginx or Apache, MySQL, and di PHP wey you pick. php.exe from windows.php.net na only di language. XAMPP na different bundle.

If you never use am before

If you want Apache or Nginx plus MySQL and PHP on top Windows without long XAMPP wahala, Laragon na portable stack. Download am from laragon.org. XAMPP na Apache Friends stack. Dis no bi php.exe alone, and e no bi production host.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Local PHP sites

Pretty URLs and auto virtual hosts wey Laragon document. XAMPP dey use htdocs instead.

MySQL or MariaDB for apps

Di stack include server. HeidiSQL fit den connect. Dis still no bi XAMPP.

Swap PHP versions

Laragon dey let you drop another php.exe inside. Di PHP article na di language binary without dis stack.

Na who e dey for?

  • Windows PHP developers wey no like XAMPP
  • People wey want portable folder stack
  • Anybody wey install php.exe come dey wonder where Apache dey

Current status

Laragon (2016) na current local *amp stack from Leo Khoa. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://laragon.org/download/.

How old e be?

Laragon show for 2016 as faster Windows *AMP. XAMPP na di older classroom default. WAMP na another Windows stack. Dem no get di same folder layout.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Laragon Full
Laragon Portable

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand
Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
laragon.exe Main Windows executable

Startup components

Laragon fit start wit Windows if you want make local sites show once you sign in. Dat one na optional.

File locations

Common Laragon locations
Typical install C:\laragon\

File formats

PHPSQL

Common wahala dem

Follow XAMPP paths (xampp\htdocs)

Laragon dey use im own www folder and pretty URLs. Wrong stack docs.

Port 80 or 3306 don already dey taken

IIS, XAMPP, or another MySQL dey run. Stop di oda stack. No delete php.exe.

How to get unstuck

Install from laragon.org/download

Full versus portable. laragon.org/docs get first-run info. Skip "Laragon Pro nulled" packs.

Start All from di Laragon menu, den open di pretty URL

Na Laragon host file trick bi dat. XAMPP localhost/project na different style.

Add another PHP build under Laragon bin folder as di docs talk

windows.php.net zips dey fit drop inside directly. You still no need XAMPP for dat.

Alternatives

XAMPP na di Apache Friends stack. WAMP and Docker na oda local hosts. Official php.exe na just di language.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download laragon.org/download/ Official installer or vendor page
Help laragon.org/docs/ Vendor support
Official site laragon.org/download/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Di stack light well well. Composer and di app wey you dey run na wetin dey set RAM. Dis na development plaything, no bi server SKU.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

Dis article make sense to you?

Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note.

Dis article make sense to you?