LimeSurvey version: LimeSurvey Community Edition Version 6.10.1+250120 
Own server or LimeSurvey Cloud: Own server, Windows NT 10.0 build 26100 (Windows 11) AMD64
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I was able to get LimeSurvey running on my Windows 11 Laptop 

Products:
dlm.mariadb.com/3964468/MariaDB/mariadb-...db-11.4.4-winx64.zip
windows.php.net/download/#php-8.3-nts-vs16-x64
caddyserver.com/download

Components:
mariadb-11.4.4-winx64
php-8.3.16-nts-Win32-vs16-x64
caddy_windows_amd64.exe

Cookbook:
1. Download the components, copy it into C:\Apps\limesurvey and unzip. 
2. Init the Database: open CMD windows and  change to  "c:\Apps\limesurvey\mariadb-11.4.4-winx64\bin" run "mariadb-install-db.exe"
3. Start the database: "mariadbd.exe --console"
4. Open another CMD window run "c:\Apps\limesurvey\mariadb-11.4.4-winx64\bin\mysql -u root" to connect to the DB
5. create a new database: "CREATE DATABASE lime; "
6. Exit the DB shell: "exit"
7. Copy the attached php.ini file to "C:\Apps\limesurvey\php-8.3.16-nts-Win32-vs16-x64\" 
8. Unzip LimeSurvey to: C:/Apps/limesurvey/limesurvey
9. Start PHP as local server - slow, but you see, what is going on
C:\Apps\limesurvey\php-8.3.16-nts-Win32-vs16-x64\php.exe -S 127.0.0.1:8888 -t C:\Apps\limesurvey\limesurvey -c C:\Apps\limesurvey\php-8.3.16-nts-Win32-vs16-x64
10. Open http://127.0.0.1:8888/ in your browser and install LimeSurvey this may take a while, login with the chosen credentials to make sure that everything is OK
11. After the installation is completed, stop php.exe
12. In "c:\Apps\limesurvey" create a file "Caddyfile.ini" containing:
:8888 {
        root * C:/Apps/limesurvey/limesurvey
        php_fastcgi 127.0.0.1:9000
        file_server
}
13.Start php in FastCGI mode, which will give you a performance boost  
"C:\Apps\limesurvey\php-8.3.16-nts-Win32-vs16-x64\php-cgi -b 127.0.0.1:9000 -i C:\Apps\limesurvey\php-8.3.16-nts-Win32-vs16-x64\php.ini"
14. Start Caddy: "caddy_windows_amd64.exe run --config Caddyfile.ini" 
15. Go back to you browser and open http://127.0.0.1:8888/ again. Performance should be much better now.

Good luck, Wolfgang

 

Probably the easiest way to get Limesurvey running as a test and development environment on Windows is www.apachefriends.org/download.html .

But nice write up for those that want to use a more hands on approach and have more control.

Great, i need to compare with a IIS system, maybe better !