If Windows is your daily driver, WAMP can be a powerful and convenient local development stack. In this category I cover installing WAMP, configuring Apache, PHP, and MySQL, and setting up virtual hosts so your projects have clean local domains. I explain how to manage multiple PHP versions, work with SSL certificates on localhost, and mirror important server settings so deployments are less surprising.
You will also find articles on debugging slow sites with logs and profiling tools, syncing databases between WAMP and production, and keeping your local environment organized as projects multiply. The goal is to give you a smooth workflow for building and testing WordPress sites, custom PHP applications, and APIs on Windows without fighting your tools. If you want to get serious work done on WAMP instead of treating it like a throwaway dev box, this section is for you.
This tutorial will show you how to dump your database file using Wamp easily. To get started simply open your command prompt and type in the following: The above command will execute the MySQL dump and create a file called “db.sql” of your database tables directly on your desktop. Be sure to change the path…
