Burrow - Local PHP development environment.

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Intelligent Auto-Mapping

Scans your project paths to automatically detect drivers for Laravel, WordPress, CodeIgniter, Symfony, Drupal, Magento, or generic PHP sites.

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Per-Site PHP Switching

Instantly switch individual sites to run on different PHP versions, from 5.6 to 8.5. Switch on the fly without affecting other running sites.

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1-Click Trusted HTTPS

Uses automated mkcert CA integration to generate local SSL certificates. Browser-trusted certificates ensure zero security warnings in development.

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No UAC Admin Prompts

A background helper service manages hosts file updates and Nginx port binds via secure Named Pipes. Set up once, then develop without annoying administrative alerts.

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MariaDB & Database Tools

Bundles a managed MariaDB server with shared phpMyAdmin at http://phpmyadmin.burrow. SQLite-powered projects run a lightweight Adminer instance automatically.

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Unified GUI & CLI Control

Switch between a sleek dark dashboard with system tray shortcuts or a high-performance console CLI tool to link projects, start services, and view logs.

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Burrow runs native Windows binaries (Nginx, MariaDB, PHP-CGI) directly on your host machine instead of inside a virtualized Linux kernel. This results in instant (<1s) startup times, native file read/write speeds, and only ~15-20MB of idle RAM overhead compared to the 1.2GB+ typically consumed by virtualized environments.

Administrator permission is requested only once during the initial installation to register the background helper service. Once registered, it communicates with the desktop application via a secure Named Pipe to update your hosts file and bind Nginx ports, meaning you will never see UAC prompts again.

Yes. Swapping PHP versions (from 5.6 to 8.5) and Node.js versions for individual sites is done with a single click. Burrow manages PHP-CGI FastCGI ports (configured via dynamic port offsets) and generates Nginx virtual host templates behind the scenes so different sites run on different runtimes simultaneously.

Yes. Burrow integrates with mkcert to automate SSL. It registers a local Certificate Authority (CA) on your machine and generates valid, browser-trusted certificates for your local domains (such as .test, .local, or .dev) with a single click.

The project scanner automatically identifies Laravel (artisan), WordPress (wp-config.php), Symfony (symfony.lock), CodeIgniter 4 (spark), Drupal, Magento, and generic public directories. It sets up corresponding optimized Nginx rewrite configurations and maps public document roots instantly.