# Zefaro

> Zefaro ("Yet Another Local Laravel Tools") is a free, open-source (MIT) local PHP development environment for Windows 10 and 11. It is an alternative to XAMPP and Laragon: link a project folder and open it at name.test, with PHP 7.4 to 8.5, nginx, one-click HTTPS, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, phpMyAdmin and Mailpit set up. It has no accounts, no analytics, no AI features and no cloud features.

Zefaro suits students and developers who learn or build with PHP and Laravel on Windows. The installer is about 3.2 MB; each component is downloaded from its official source when it is first needed.

## Pages

- [Zefaro (English)](https://zefaro.pages.dev/): what Zefaro does, how it works, install steps and FAQ
- [Zefaro (Bahasa Indonesia)](https://zefaro.pages.dev/id/): the same page in Indonesian
- [Alternatif XAMPP](https://zefaro.pages.dev/id/alternatif-xampp/): Zefaro as a XAMPP alternative, a side-by-side comparison and how to move projects and databases from htdocs
- [Alternatif Laragon](https://zefaro.pages.dev/id/alternatif-laragon/): Zefaro as a free, open-source Laragon alternative and how to move from Laragon's www folder
- [Aplikasi untuk mahasiswa IT](https://zefaro.pages.dev/id/aplikasi-mahasiswa-it/): a free app for IT students learning PHP, Laravel and databases on Windows

## Download and source

- [Latest release (installer and SHA256SUMS)](https://github.com/andikatuluspangestu/zefaro/releases/latest)
- [Source code on GitHub](https://github.com/andikatuluspangestu/zefaro)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/andikatuluspangestu/zefaro/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Full description for language models](https://zefaro.pages.dev/llms-full.txt)

## Facts

- Platform: Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit. Installs per user, without administrator rights.
- License: MIT. Free, no account.
- Latest version: 1.1.0.
- PHP: 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5 side by side; each site picks its own version.
- Services: nginx, php-cgi per PHP version, a local DNS server for .test, MariaDB 11.8, PostgreSQL 18, Redis 8, phpMyAdmin 5.2, Mailpit.
- Not affiliated with Laravel.