Hi, I have not used wamp in a while, but I do use xamp. The biggest thing to keep in mind is that you want to have the same version of php and perl on your testing xamp machine as the server that will eventually be running your site. As for accessibility, xamp is primarily apache and is setup with a text file. I have not used phpMyAdmin on my windows machine, a program that makes creating and managing myself data bases easier and that is the only "ui" that I can think of involved with xamp. php can handle all of the mySQL functions so there is no real reason to use phpMyAdmin other than speed. xamp is not one program. it is a couple programs running together to provide the final product. here is a list of the main programs in my xamp setup: apache http server php perl mySQL data base FileZillaFTP Mercury Mail phpMyAdmin hth TJ ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Thomas To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 5:46 PM Subject: XAMPP, WAMP under Windows Accessibility and Features Hi Guys: Anyone worked with XAMPP Control Panels and UI or the WAMP UI and have any accessibility issues with them? Are there any major feature or version update issues or advantages to either for developing ECommerce Style Sites with Membership and Payment Processing functions?? Rick USA