Increase performance of XAMPP

[prof2004]

Hi fellow Xampp users,
I need some help. I know that the default configuration of XAMPP is using very low system resources, so that it can even run on a very weak laptop.

I am using XAMPP to develop middle siz php projects, but sometimes the default configuration slows me down. Can you post some tips to increase the performance of mysql or apache?
Thanks

[Nobbie]

I need some help. I know that the default configuration of XAMPP is using very low system resources, so that it can even run on a very weak laptop.

You "know" that? Interesting - never heard about that. Where did you find that information?

Anyway - if Xampp even runs on a very weak laptop, it means, that its running quite fast, isn't it?

[prof2004]

if you look at the folder mysql/bin you will see my.ini file, or my.cnf file. This is the mysql configuration file.
There it says

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# This is for a system with little memory (<= 64M) where MySQL is only used
# from time to time and it's important that the mysqld daemon
# doesn't use much resources.

Well for midsize databases a real webserver is at least 3x faster than the local XAMPP. Maybe there is a way to increase the configuration variables. I am not an expert on this stuff, but maybe there is someone who has done such an optimization before.

[BigWetDog]

Remember that xampp is just a suite of server/applications. I suggest looking at the documentation for each specific service you would like to optimize for your environment, and/or utilize appropriate mailing lists and/or forums. In the case of mysql, take a look at the performance and scalability articles http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/art ... ql-55.html and the performance forum http://forums.mysql.com/list.php?24