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Should I backup my htdocs content before xampp reinstall?


I am using xampp 5.6.3. Now I am planning to install xampp 5.6.14. And I have many projects in my htdocs folder. If I reinstall xampp, will it contents inside htdocs remain or will they be overwritten? Is there any way to reinstall xampp and keep my projects safe?

UPDATE

All project related databases are inmysql. Will those things get deleted too?


Solution

  • A database dump is a must, htdocs folder will remain after you uninstall xampp but you might replace it on re installation.So I strongly recommend you not to take the chance. Always take a backup. may be a tar/zip of the htdocs folder before uninstalling.

    See this answer for a step by step answer on reinstalling xampp.