is xampp safe to install on my home computer to test PHP code?

Apache and MySQL can be configured so that they only listen to requests from your own computer. For most test systems this is fine and it greatly reduces the risk because the services are not reachable from the Internet. Before you start XAMPP for the first time find and edit these files: For Apache edit the files xampppacheconfhttpd.conf and xampppacheconfextrahttpd-ssl.conf. Look for lines starting with "Listen" such as and replace them with

  For MySQL open the file xamppmysqlinmy.cnf find the section "[mysqld]" and add this line

After starting the services, verify the result by going to a command window and starting and executing: For the entries marked as LISTEN in the last column, look at the Listen column. It should always start with 127.0.0.1 or ::1 but not with 0.0.0.0.  Is xampp safe for production - 4 reason you should not use

• 1. No Password for the Database Administrator
  
• 2. MySQL Can Be Accessed Over a Network
  
• 3. ProFTPD Uses a Known Password
  
• 4. The Local Mail Server Is Not Secure