Re: How to upgrade PHP version in XAMPP for Windows

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On Monday, February 20, 2023 at 5:28:23 PM UTC+2, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 2/19/2023 7:40 AM, J.O. Aho wrote: 
> > On 2/19/23 07:53, Murtaza Gandhi wrote: 
> >> I would like to know an efficient method 
> >> to upgrade PHP version in local XAMPP Windows 
> > 
> > I'm not a ms-windows user, but using a search engine, this page seems to 
> > be quite recent that describes in detail how to update and what config 
> > changes are needed if you switch major version 
> > 
> > https://www.coderchamp.com/update-php-in-xampp-and-composer/
> But from a more philosophical point of view. 
> 
> Someone wants to run PHP, Apache and MySQL. 
> 
> Fundamentally they have two possible approaches: 
> A) install each of the 3 products separately, configure 
> them to integrate etc.. 
> B) get a "smart bundle" that one just install and 
> then everything is ready to use 
> 
> Both approaches are perfectly fine. 
> 
> #A works great for the more system savy types. 
> 
> #B works great for those that just want to write 
> and test some PHP and have no interest whatsoever in the 
> plumbing that makes it happen. 
> 
> But frequently the last group comes back and want to 
> "change something". 
> 
> It is obviously doable as the bundle is really 
> just a bundle with a smart installer. All the real 
> configuration options are still available somewhere 
> under the hood. 
> 
> But I don't think that it is the right path. 
> 
> To me the options that make sense are: 
> - stick to what the bundle provides 
> - upgrade to a new version of the bundle and take 
> whatever combo the bundle creator has picked 
> - drop approach #B and switch to approach #A and 
> spend the time to learn to install and configure 
> everything 
> 
> Arne