WampServer 3 web server build overview

 Note! It is not recommended to use a web server collection as a platform for hosting sites both on the Internet and in corporate networks, i.e. they are created for local development and testing only. This is a recommendation from the developers of any web server build. WampServer is a free build of a web server, i.e. platform for web development under the Windows operating system. This assembly includes all the necessary software for creating dynamic web applications (sites), namely: Apache web server, PHP programming language, MySQL DBMS and other auxiliary software, such as phpMyAdmin. For those who don't know WAMP is an acronym for "Windows, Apache, MySQL and PHP" i.e. a word consisting of the first letters of the listed applications. There is also LAMP, where L is Linux, and MAMP, where M is Mac OS. WampServer is available for both 32 bit and 64 bit Windows. The system tray icon acts as a control panel here, with the help of which (left-click) you can configure the ...

Rufus

 

Rufus is one of the most popular programs for creating bootable USB flash drives.


You can download it from here. The program is completely free.


This is a small utility that is focused on creating bootable flash drives. There are not a lot of features and settings here, which is sometimes a big plus. Of the features of Rufus, it is worth highlighting the function of pre-checking the drive. The program scans the flash drive for bad blocks.


Brief instructions for creating a bootable USB flash drive

Specify the desired flash drive in the "Device" section;

Select the ISO image of Windows 10 using the "Select" button;

If necessary, select the format in the "Partition scheme". If your computer has a BIOS, you must select MBR. Usually, the program chooses the partition scheme by default;

The file system for USB-drives over 4 GB is NTFS, for flash drives less than 4 GB - FAT32;

It remains to press the "Start" button.


For more detailed instructions on how to create a bootable USB flash drive using the Rufus program, see the material - How to create a bootable USB flash drive in Windows?


The main advantage of Rufus over its competitors is its high speed, free distribution, and simplicity. For convenience, a portable version has been created.