C-Script LocalHost Panel v1.1.5 is Live • Watch 2-Min Walkthrough →

The Modern Local Development Suite for Windows.

Run multi-version PHP (8.1 – 8.5), automated NGINX virtual hosts with wildcard SSL, portable MariaDB, and instant Cloudflare public sharing. 100% offline, zero UAC elevation loops.

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v1.1.5 (x64) • Free & Open Source

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Windows 10 / 11 Available

PS> irm https://github.com/CHAMI-csr/c-script-localhost-panel/releases/download/v1.1.5/install.ps1 | iex

One-liner silent setup for PowerShell 7 or Windows Terminal.

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100% Free & Open Source

Permissive MIT License

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No Docker Needed

Instant < 1s cold boot

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Zero UAC Friction

No admin prompts to start

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Standalone Storage

Never lost when apps update

Product Walkthrough

See C-Script LocalHost Panel in Action.

Watch how effortlessly you can launch local projects, toggle PHP engines, visualize MySQL schemas, and share live client previews with a single click.

PHP 8.4 Active • 0.2s Hot Switch

Cloudflare Tunnel • Public HTTPS Live

C-Script LocalHost Panel — Product Demonstration

NGINX: Active (Port 80/443) MySQL: 127.0.0.1:3306 MailCatcher: Port 1025

Press Ctrl + K for Command Palette

Zero Port Configuration

Automated vhosts for clean http://sitename.test domains.

1-Click Multi-PHP Switch

Switch between PHP 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5 with no reboot.

Cloudflare Web Sharing

Share live local sites via secure HTTPS URL in under 3 seconds.

Engineered for Windows

Built by Windows Developers, for Windows Developers.

Stop fighting with WSL2 RAM spikes, broken virtual host paths, and conflicting port 80 services. C-Script gives you an ultra-lean, native environment that starts in a split second.

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Independent Runtimes

Multi-Version PHP Engine with 1-Click Official Downloader

Easily toggle between PHP 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5. Need a version not currently on your system? Download official, security-verified NTS binaries from windows.php.net directly in the panel.

PHP 8.5 (Upcoming) PHP 8.4 (Default) PHP 8.3 (Stable) PHP 8.2 (LTS) PHP 8.1 (Legacy)

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Automated VHosts

Clean .test Domains & Wildcard SSL

Browse projects at https://myproject.test without typing ugly port numbers. NGINX auto-provisions reverse proxies and binds wildcard certificates with zero browser security warnings.

Pre-trusted Windows Root CA Certificate

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Zero Port Forwarding

Instant Cloudflare Public Sharing

Need to test webhooks from Stripe or show work to a client? Click "Share to Web" and receive an instant public HTTPS URL via Cloudflare Quick Tunnels. No router setup, no ngrok token required.

https://*.trycloudflare.com

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Database Intelligence

MariaDB 11.4 LTS Studio + Visual ER Diagram Visualizer

Includes a built-in portable MariaDB 11.4 server and auto-detects existing MySQL 8.x services on port 3306. Inspect tables, run raw queries, render interactive Entity-Relationship (ER) diagrams with foreign key links, and export schemas directly to Laravel 11 migration files.

✓ Visual Table Editor

✓ SQL Query Runner

✓ Interactive ER Diagram

✓ Laravel Migration Export

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Safe Testing

Local SMTP Mail Catcher (Port 1025)

Catches all outgoing email dispatched from PHP mail() and SMTP. Inspect HTML previews, plain text, headers, and attachments inside the panel without sending spam to real email accounts.

Auto-configured for WordPress & Laravel

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Zero Port Conflicts

Port Scanner & 1-Click PID Terminator

Identify which background service is holding onto port 80, 443, or 3306 (IIS, Skype, Apache, or orphaned node processes) and safely release the port in one click.

No more netstat -ano manual debugging

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Power-User Workflow

Keyboard-First Command Palette (`Ctrl + K`)

Never reach for your mouse. Press Ctrl + K to jump between sites, restart NGINX, toggle PHP versions, open terminal in project directory, or edit php.ini in VS Code.

Themes: Dark, Dracula, Nord, Monokai

Interactive Architecture Tour

Everything You Need for Serious Local Web Development.

Click through the developer engines below to preview how C-Script coordinates PHP, NGINX, MySQL, SSL, and Cloudflare in one unified workspace.

1-Click Engine

Multi-Version PHP Engine (8.1 – 8.5)

Zero restart hassle. Switch versions per-project or globally in 200 milliseconds.

✓ Instant toggle between PHP 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5.
✓ Pre-enabled development extensions: curl, mysqli, pdo_mysql, mbstring, openssl, gd, zip, fileinfo, exif.
✓ Auto-tuned for high limits: 128M upload max filesize, 512M memory limit, 300s execution time.
✓ Herd & XAMPP Independence: Runtimes stored safely in %APPDATA% — never deleted when uninstalling third-party apps.

Engine Latency: < 0.2s Try it in C-Script Panel →

preview.php

PHP 8.4 NTS x64

<?php // C-Script LocalHost Panel — PHP Runtime Check echo "Current PHP Version: " . PHP_VERSION . "\n"; echo "Loaded Configuration: " . php_ini_loaded_file() . "\n"; echo "Active Extensions: " . implode(', ', ['curl', 'mysqli', 'pdo_mysql', 'mbstring', 'openssl']); ?>

● c-script-runtime • php -v

Live Diagnostic

PHP 8.4.26 (cli) (built: Feb 2026 14:10:22) (NTS Visual C++ 2022 x64) Copyright (c) The PHP Group Zend Engine v4.4.26, with Zend OPcache v8.4.26 ⚡ Active Server: http://cms.test -> NGINX Reverse Proxy -> Port 8000

Resilient Storage Architecture

Never Lose Your PHP Runtimes or Databases Again.

Traditional dev tools store executables inside their own application directories. When you update or uninstall them, your PHP configurations, extensions, and MySQL databases get wiped out without warning.

C-Script LocalHost Panel stores all isolated binaries and persistent data inside your Windows user profile:

Zero Administrator Elevation Prompts

Windows standard user permissions allow PHP, NGINX, and MariaDB to write logs, configure vhosts, and create databases without intrusive UAC popups.

Immunity to Third-Party Uninstallers

Uninstalling or updating C-Script, Laravel Herd, or XAMPP will never touch your isolated databases or custom php.ini configurations.

100% Offline Portability

Pre-bundled runtimes allow instant installation on air-gapped systems or offline development without waiting for slow downloads.

%APPDATA%\c-script-localhost\

Isolated Architecture

C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming\c-script-localhost\

├── php\ (Independent Runtimes)

├── php84\ (php.exe, custom php.ini, ext\*)

├── php83\ (Official NTS Binaries)

└── php82\ (Legacy Runtime)

├── nginx\ (Standalone Web Server)

├── conf\vhosts\ (*.test Automated Configs)

└── nginx.exe (Reverse Proxy on Port 80/443)

├── mysql\ (MariaDB 11.4 LTS)

├── data\ (Protected Databases & InnoDB)

└── bin\mysqld.exe (Port 3306)

├── ssl\ (*.test Wildcard Certificates)

└── bin\ (Cloudflare Quick Tunnel Client)

Clean Uninstaller Guarantee ✓ User Databases Always Preserved

Direct Comparison

Why Windows Developers Are Switching to C-Script.

See how C-Script compares against legacy stacks and heavy containerized setups.

Capability	C-Script LocalHost	XAMPP / WAMP	Laragon	Docker Desktop
Cold Boot Time	< 1 Second	8 – 12 Seconds	4 – 6 Seconds	45 – 90 Seconds
Idle RAM Footprint	~45 MB	~180 MB	~140 MB	4.5 GB – 6.0 GB (WSL2)
Multi-PHP Version Switcher	1-Click Instant (8.1 – 8.5)	Manual zip extraction	Requires App Restart	Rebuild Dockerfile
Local Wildcard SSL (*.test)	Automatic & Pre-trusted	Manual openssl.exe config	Self-signed browser warnings	Manual mkcert setup
Instant Public Client Sharing	Built-in Cloudflare Tunnel	None	None	Manual ngrok / Localtunnel
Local SMTP Mail Catcher	Built-in Web Inbox (Port 1025)	Fake sendmail only	MailHog (Separate install)	Extra Mailpit container
Windows UAC / Elevation	Zero Admin Prompts	Frequent UAC prompts	Occasional UAC prompts	Hyper-V / Admin rights
Visual ER Diagrams & Migrations	Included (with Laravel 11 export)	None (phpMyAdmin only)	None (HeidiSQL only)	Requires separate DBeaver

Ready to experience frictionless local development on Windows? Download C-Script v1.1.5 (Free)

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Free & open source under the MIT License. Windows is available for instant download today. macOS and Linux builds are in active development.

Recommended for Windows

Active v1.1.5

Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)

Windows

Complete bundled installer with NGINX, multi-PHP engines, MariaDB, and local SSL.

✓ Windows 10 (1903+) & Windows 11

✓ Zero UAC elevation required

✓ Pre-bundled offline runtime (~184 MB)

Download Setup (.exe) — 184 MB

Or download Portable Standalone (.exe) →

⏳ Coming Soon

Apple Silicon & Intel

macOS

Native universal binary optimized for Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) with Homebrew integration.

• macOS Sonoma & Sequoia ready

• Native Apple Menu Bar tray icon

• Native Dnsmasq for *.test resolution

Target Release: Q4 2026

⏳ Coming Soon

.deb & AppImage

Linux

Lightweight build with systemd integration for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and Arch Linux.

• AppImage & .deb distribution

• Systemd user-level service control

• CLI companion tool (c-script)