What is the difference between installing XAMPP on Linux vs installing the following packages on Linux to create the LAMPP stack
Apache2
Mysql-server
Php
Phpmyadmin
To my knowledge, XAMPP comes with a control panel that allows you to easily start and stop the apache and mysql and when you turn on your computer XAMPP services are off by default. The LAMPP stack when you turn on your computer, apache and mysql is on and has no GUI and requires the terminal to start and stop it?
Is there a GUI you can download to control the LAMPP services?
Is one better for security? I just want to have a tool to develop websites on my computer and have a testing environment that only I can access on my computer and local wifi network. Is XAMPP more secure or will LAMPP be more secure?
I used XAMPP lots for web development on Windows but I am moving to Linux as a desktop computer OS and want to know which is better for my needs.