Title: Windows Local Machine Sandbox
Last modified: May 17, 2019

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# Windows Local Machine Sandbox

 *  [badrobot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyouse/)
 * (@cyouse)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/windows-local-machine-sandbox/)
 * I have been using WebMatrix to sandbox the sites that I maintain in a Windows
   localhost environment. Unfortunately Microsoft EOL’d it a couple years ago and
   the current PHP versions available for it are out of date with the current WordPress
   Version. Can anybody recommend an easy to use sandboxing tool that is still being
   maintained and can be used with current PHP versions? Alternatively is there 
   any way to manually download a current PHP version and configure WebMatrix to
   recognize it?
 * I consider this to be relevant to support because the sandbox is part of my support
   arsenal.

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 *  [JNashHawkins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jnashhawkins/)
 * (@jnashhawkins)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/windows-local-machine-sandbox/#post-11543438)
 * You might look at this [https://wpsandbox.io/freelancers/](https://wpsandbox.io/freelancers/)
 * And/or [https://localbyflywheel.com/](https://localbyflywheel.com/)
 * I’ve barely worked with any of those as I have a Cloud-based box where part of
   it is setup for sandbox accounts.
 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/windows-local-machine-sandbox/#post-11543955)
 * Several possibilities can be found at [https://wordpress.org/support/article/installing-wordpress-on-your-own-computer/](https://wordpress.org/support/article/installing-wordpress-on-your-own-computer/)
 * Many people like Local by Flywheel that JNash linked, I’ve no real experience
   with it either. I use WAMP once in a while, it seems fine. My primary localhost
   is a native Apache install on Linux.
 *  Thread Starter [badrobot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyouse/)
 * (@cyouse)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/windows-local-machine-sandbox/#post-11547058)
 * I have an ubuntu laptop as well. Is it maybe more feasible to work with an Apache/
   Linux sandbox?
 *  [Dion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diondesigns/)
 * (@diondesigns)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/windows-local-machine-sandbox/#post-11547073)
 * Since you have the knowledge to self-host, you can install the WAMP stack yourself:
 * [https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/10.1.40/](https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/10.1.40/)
   
   [https://www.apachelounge.com/download/](https://www.apachelounge.com/download/)
   [https://windows.php.net/download/](https://windows.php.net/download/)
 * Select a “thread safe” version of PHP, which is installed via mod_php into Apache.
   MariaDB and Apache can be installed as services.
 * Having said this, installing a LAMP stack on Ubuntu is simpler. If that option
   is available to you, it would get you up and running more quickly.
 *  [Earnie Rhyker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhyker2u/)
 * (@rhyker2u)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/windows-local-machine-sandbox/#post-11551610)
 * [@cyouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyouse/) have a look at a few tutorials
   at
    [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-a-local-server/](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-a-local-server/)
   to find the one that has the closest resemblance to WebMatrix. XAMPP has been
   around since 2002, available for all PHP versions, and runs on top 3 operating
   systems.
 *  [edwardjs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edwardjs/)
 * (@edwardjs)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/windows-local-machine-sandbox/#post-12033022)
 * I like webmatrix and wordpress but WP needed 5.6 which WM3 no longer offered.
 * Heck, after finding no other solutions i Hacked it a bit & IT works GREAT!!.
 *  Basically , if its looking for 5.3, Ill give it 5.3, or 7.0 dressed to look 
   like 5.3.
 *  I just copied 7.0 into 5.3 IISExpress/PHP dirs. ENJOY…its working good for me…
   YEA!!!

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 * Last reply from: [edwardjs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edwardjs/)
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