Ampstaq v2.3.0

Ampstaq v2.3.0

Dashboard Overhaul

• Projects tab: auto-detects from www/, SSL status badges, Repair button
• PHP tab (new): install, remove, and switch PHP versions from the GUI
• Backups tab: Quick/Full type badges, restore on every backup
• Updates tab: spinner + status during updates, download-first flow

Fixes

• Tray Quit now closes the dashboard window
• Update system: download first, stop/install/restart for minimal disruption
• Never offers version downgrades
• Falls back to upstream sources when repo versions.json lags behind
• Fixed vhost routing (project.local domains resolve correctly)

Ampstaq v2.2.0

Ampstaq v2.2.0 — Installer Support

Installation

Download the installer from ampstaq-installer releases:

• ampstaq-setup-full (~110MB) — all components bundled, works offline
• ampstaq-setup-min (~6MB) — downloads components during install

Changes

• Inno Setup installer support (full + minimal variants)
• New init command replaces setup (slim post-install initialization)
• New component command for runtime add/remove (redis, mailpit, nodejs)
• NSSM bundled at tools/nssm.exe (no more winget fallback)
• Reliable admin detection via whoami /groups
• Removed dead internal/ packages (6,000+ lines of unused code)
• Simplified CLI banner
• Updated docs for installer workflow

Ampstaq v2.1.0

What's New

29 PHP Extensions + Xdebug Out of the Box

Ampstaq now ships with more extensions enabled than XAMPP, WampServer, or Laragon — covering all requirements for Laravel, Symfony, WordPress, Drupal, and Magento.

11 new extensions added: bcmath, ffi, ftp, gmp, ldap, odbc, pdo_odbc, pdo_pgsql, pgsql, shmop, tidy

Xdebug 3.5.1 is now automatically downloaded and pre-configured for IDE step debugging (port 9003, trigger mode — zero performance impact unless activated).

Smart Extension Detection

PHP extensions are now auto-detected from the ext/ directory instead of being hardcoded. This eliminates load warnings when extensions are compiled into core (e.g. bcmath and opcache in PHP 8.5+). Works cleanly across all supported PHP versions (7.4–8.5).

Full Bundle Support

Xdebug DLLs are included in the full bundle ZIP and detected from stack/.packages/ for offline installations. The minimal release downloads Xdebug automatically during setup.

Downloads

File	Description
ampstaq.exe	Minimal — downloads components on first run (~220MB)
ampstaq-full-v2.1.0.zip	Full bundle — offline-capable, everything included (~213MB)

Full Extension List

bcmath, bz2, curl, exif, ffi, fileinfo, ftp, gd, gettext, gmp, intl, ldap, mbstring, mysqli, odbc, openssl, pdo_mysql, pdo_odbc, pdo_pgsql, pdo_sqlite, pgsql, shmop, soap, sockets, sodium, sqlite3, tidy, xsl, zip + OPcache + Xdebug

Ampstaq v2.0.0

Ampstaq v2.0.0

Modern, portable local development stack for Windows — a single Go binary replacing XAMPP and Laragon.

Highlights

• Native GUI control panel with system tray (Wails v2 + Bootstrap 5.3 dark theme)
• Single UAC prompt at startup — all admin operations run without further elevation
• Single-instance guard — second launch exits instantly, no duplicate tray icons
• Multi-PHP version management (7.4, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5)
• Auto virtual hosts with SSL certificates (drop folder in www/)
• Stable-only update checker — filters out RC/beta/preview releases
• Major version awareness (e.g. MariaDB 12.x shown as informational note)
• Full CLI with Cobra commands, or GUI with no arguments

Components

Component	Version
PHP	8.5.4 (default) + 5 more
MariaDB	11.8.6
Apache	2.4.66
Nginx	1.28.3
Redis	8.6.2
Node.js	24.14.1 LTS
Composer	2.9.5
phpMyAdmin	5.2.3
Mailpit	1.29.4

Downloads

• ampstaq.exe — minimal, downloads components on first ampstaq setup
• ampstaq-full-v2.0.0.zip — full bundle with all component packages (~214MB)

Ampstaq v1.0.0

Ampstaq v1.0.0

A modern, portable local development stack for Windows.

Download Options

Option	File	Size	Description
Full Bundle	ampstaq-full-v1.0.0.zip	213 MB	Everything included — extract and run ampstaq setup. No internet needed.
Minimal	ampstaq.exe	11 MB	Binary only — run ampstaq setup to download components interactively.

Full Bundle Quick Start

1. Download ampstaq-full-v1.0.0.zip
2. Extract to C:\ampstaq\
3. Open terminal in C:\ampstaq\
4. Run: ampstaq setup
5. Run: ampstaq start
6. Run: ampstaq dashboard

Included Components

Component	Version
PHP	8.5.4 (default) + 5 more versions available
MariaDB	11.8.6 (LTS, vector support)
Apache	2.4.66
Nginx	1.28.3
Redis	8.6.2
Node.js	24.14.1 LTS
Composer	2.9.5
phpMyAdmin	5.2.3
Mailpit	1.29.4

PHP Versions Available

Version	Status
8.5.4	Active support (default)
8.4.19	Active support
8.3.30	Security support
8.2.30	Security support
8.1.34	EOL (legacy)
7.4.33	EOL (WordPress/legacy)

Install additional PHP versions with ampstaq php add 7.4. All versions hosted on this release.

Features

• Interactive setup with component selection
• Web dashboard with real-time status (localhost:9800)
• System tray icon
• Auto virtual hosts (folder in www/ -> project.test)
• Auto SSL certificates (pure Go, no OpenSSL)
• PHP version switching
• Project scaffolding (Laravel, WordPress, Symfony)
• Config editor (httpd.conf, php.ini, my.ini from dashboard)
• Log viewer
• Auto-update checker

Prerequisites

• Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
• Visual C++ Redistributable (download)

Stack v1 - Component Packages

Verified Windows x64 packages for Ampstaq stack v1.

Component	Version
PHP	8.5.4 (Thread-Safe, VS17)
Apache	2.4.66 (Win64, VS17)
MariaDB	11.8.6 (LTS, vector support)
Nginx	1.28.3
Redis	8.6.2 (MSYS2)
Node.js	24.14.1 LTS
Composer	2.9.5
phpMyAdmin	5.2.3
Mailpit	1.29.4

These are the upstream packages re-hosted for reliability. Ampstaq downloads from here by default, falling back to upstream sources if needed.