How to downgrade php from 7 1 1 to 5 6 in xampp 7 1 1

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I want to downgrade php version from 7 1 1 to 5 6 in xampp 7 1 1  But I can t find any option

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You do not have to install another version of Xampp. I've managed to use PHP 5.6 on my Xampp PHP 7 version. Here is what you need to do to make it works:

Raname (backup) <XAMPP_DIR>\php to <XAMPP_DIR>\php~7
Copy (backup) <XAMPP_DIR>\apache\conf\extra\httpd-xampp.conf to <XAMPP_DIR>\apache\conf\extra\httpd-xampp~7.conf
Download PHP5 and unpack it to <XAMPP_DIR>\php
Edit <XAMPP_DIR>\apache\conf\extra\httpd-xampp.conf and change all php5 occurrences to php7. You need to change php7apache2_4.dll to php5apache2_4.dll, php7ts.dll to php5ts.dll and php7_module to php5_module
Ensure all your paths are correct like extension_dir in php.ini.

Restart Apache and voila.

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This solution is Only for local system   localhost on windows  The simplest way to install xampp 5 6 X version as per your requirement in other windows drive then run xampp 5 6 X services from it s control panel for php 5 6 version  NOTE  If you already have xampp  any other version  on your system then please close that xampp s services then start xampp 5 6 x services otherwise this solution will not work  You can download your required  xampp 5 6 as per question  xampp version from below link  https   sourceforge net projects xampp files XAMPP 20Windows  I have used this solution many times  it worked like charm  I hope this will also help you  Thank you to ask this question

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I think the most safest downgrade path from PHP7 to PHP5 in Xampp is   Download a self-packaged version of Xampp with PHP5 from here  as of today this is xampp-win32-5 6 37-0-VC11 zip    Rename the php folder to php7 in Xampp   Now copy the php folder from xampp-win32-5 6 37-0-VC11 zip into your Xampp install folder   Make a backup from   xampp apache conf extra httpd-xampp conf file   Replace this file from xampp-win32-5 6 37-0-VC11 zip as well   This way the config files  including php ini  has settings from the Xampp team     Before any changes  to verify changed Apache configs  you can compare both Xampp release folder at   xampp apache conf with tools like Meld   I should note that please download PHP 5 and 7 Xampp packages released at the same time    Notify me if I miss something

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I know it might be late but I m just adding to Lanti s answer since it s the most popular  I had the same problem as Wouter Vanherck in the comments and I can t comment yet     What helped for me was instead of just replacing  xampp apache conf extra httpd-xampp conf I replaced the whole apache folder  I basically did the same thing with it as with the php folder  steps 2 and 3      Now the error is fixed and Apache starts just fine

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i was trying the same  so i downloaded the  7zip version of XAMPP with php 5 6 33 from https   sourceforge net projects xampp files XAMPP 20Windows 5 6 33   then followed the steps below  1  rename c  xampp php to c  xampp php7 2  raname C  xampp apache conf extra httpd-xampp conf to httpd-xampp7 OLD 3  copy php folder from XAMPP 5 6 7zip archive to c  xampp  4  copy file httpd-xampp conf from XAMPP 5 6 7zip archive to C  xampp apache conf extra   open xampp control panel and start Apache and then visit   i am using port 82 instead of default 80  http   localhost  and then click PHPInfo to see if it is working as expected   Opening localhost shows dashboard  Opening phpinfo shows version 5 6

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Change the  htaccess code to switch to PHP 5 6   AddHandler application x-httpd-php56  php

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Just delete this xampp  and download 5 6 version

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It is very easy to do  all you need to do is  1  download 5 6 from  1   https   sourceforge net projects xampp files XAMPP 20Windows 5 6 36   the run the setup and install in folder  xampp   2  download 7 6 from  https   sourceforge net projects xampp files XAMPP 20Windows 7 4 2 xampp-portable-windows-x64-7 4 2-0-VC15-installer exe download  1  and run the setup in  xampp2   NOte  after that you now have separate xampp installed in your system  all you do now is to run each xampp as a separate entity  Alway quite the 5 6 if you want to run 7 6

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XAMPP is an integrated package and you can not downgrade or change one of its component such as php   There are some solutions that you can use but there is little chances that everything work fine    You can download the package from these links    https   www apachefriends org download html https   sourceforge net projects xampp files    You had better to download the old package form sourceforge net

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There is no option to downgrade XAMPP  XAMPP is hardcoded with specific PHP version to make sure all the modules are compatible and working properly  However if your project needs PHP 5 6  you can just install a older version of XAMPP with PHP 5 6 packaged into it   Source  How to downgrade php from 5 5 to 5 3

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Using WAMP is perforce option if we want to use more then one version of php

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If you want to downgrade php from 7 1 1 to 5 6 in xampp follow the steps For Windows  -   Go to https   sourceforge net projects xampp files XAMPP 20Windows 5 6 36  Download and extract the file xampp-win32-5 6 36-0-VC11 zip see the image  image 1  1  Delete php folder and apache folder present in C  xampp Copy php folder and apache folder from extracted file and paste it to C  xampp Add   C    before  xampp   to php ini file present in php folder  Start your apache and MySQL and check php version  It will show php 5 6 36

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If you want to downgrade php version  just simply edit yout  htaccess file  Like you want to downgrade any php version to 5 6  just add this into  htaccess file   lt FilesMatch     php4 php5 php7 php3 php2 php phtml    gt    etHandler application x-lsphp56  lt  FilesMatch gt

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