If you are a web developer, particularly working within the PHP ecosystem (Laravel, WordPress, Drupal, Symfony), you have likely heard of . In the crowded landscape of local development environments (like XAMPP, WAMP, or Vagrant), Laragon stands out for its speed, portability, and modern architecture.
: Open the .exe file and follow the installation prompts.
With the "full" version 5.0.0, you can secure any project with a single click. It generates a Let's Encrypt-like certificate locally, allowing you to test PWA (Progressive Web Apps) and secure APIs without deploying to a live server.
Laragon is a lightweight, fast, and isolated development environment for Windows. It provides an out-of-the-box solution for running multiple projects with different PHP versions, databases, and web servers simultaneously.