Ampps

Ampps is a local development stack for macOS that bundles Apache, MySQL, PHP and other tools to let web developers run and test websites locally before deploying to live servers. It provides a graphical interface for managing web servers, databases, and PHP versions without needing command-line expertise. Ampps targets freelance web designers, students learning PHP and WordPress, and small teams working on dynamic websites or CMS-based projects locally. The app simplifies common development workflows like running WordPress, Drupal, or custom PHP applications on a personal Mac.</description> <parameter name="recommendation">Ampps is currently Intel-only and has not yet shipped a native Apple Silicon build according to recent reports. The app is still being maintained — the latest known version (4.3) was released in 2022 — but there is no public signal yet of native Apple Silicon support. Since Apple is removing Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028), you have about two years to either wait for a native update from Softaculous or transition to an alternative. Check the Ampps website periodically for announcements about Apple Silicon support, or contact Softaculous directly to ask about their plans. In the meantime, if you need a native alternative, consider Herd (by Laravel) or DBngin + VS Code, both of which run natively on Apple Silicon and provide comparable local development environments for PHP and MySQL projects.