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wampee [Portable wampserver] Setup - Unable to upgrade version of php to 5.5.12 (or higher)

I have a setup that I am trying to resolve whereby I moved my installed web app over to a portable app to be able to make it easier to setup for the end user.

No matter what I try I can not seem to get the wampee (Portable wampserver) to be able to recognize and run with an updated php version.

I am getting a series of errors after trying to change the version. Wampserver is green on my taskbar but I get warnings.

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How do I update the php version of the wampee to a newer version?

My present setup for wawmpee:

Apache 2.2.17

PHP 5.5.12

MySQL 5.5.8

Solution

  • Here is how I achieved the solution to allow for wampee to use php5.5.12 and apache2.4.9

    First Update PHP

    1) Grab a copy of PHP 5.5.12 from the existing installation of wampserver 2.5 downloaded from sourceforge.

    2) Place php5.5.12 folder from wampserver installation under the wampee folder within bin/php

    3) Under tpl folder (located under wampee root directory) make the following modifications to wampmanager.conf

    [php]
phpVersion = "5.5.12"
phpLastKnown = 5.5.12
phpIniDir = .
phpConfFile = php.ini
phpExeDir = .


[phpCli]
phpExeFile = php.exe
phpCliFile = php-win.exe

    4) Under wampee folder under tpl/php/php5.5.12 make the following modifications

    ; XDEBUG Extension

zend_extension = "@PATH_PHP@/zend_ext/php_xdebug-2.2.5-5.5-vc11.dll"

    5) Grab php_xdebug-2.2.5-5.5-vc11.dll from wampserver2.5 and place it under wampee directory under bin/php/php5.5.12/zend_ext

    Second Update Apache

    1) Add Apache2.4.9 from wampserver2.5 and place it under wampee folder under bin/apache

    2) Create folder Apache2.4.9 under tpl/apache under wampee main directory

    3) Copy php.ini from tpl/php/php5.5.12 into the tpl/apache/Apache2.4.9 folder under bin directory

    4) copy httpd.conf from tpl/apach2.2.17/conf into tpl/Apache2.4.9/conf and ensure php5_module is as follows within httpd.conf

    LoadModule php5_module "@PATH_PHP@/php5apache2_4.dll"

    Next update wampmanager.conf under tpl/wampmanager.conf

    [apache]
apacheVersion = "2.4.9"
apacheLastKnown = 2.4.9
apacheExeDir = bin
apacheConfDir = conf
apacheExeFile = wampeehttpd.exe
apacheConfFile = httpd.conf
apacheServiceInstallParams = -n wampapache -k install
apacheServiceRemoveParams = -n wampapache -k uninstall

    Important: Don't forget to copy httpd.exe from bin/apache/Apache2.4.9 as a copied file named wampeehttpd.exe (wampee relies on this file)

    Finally update wampee.ini to the new php and apache versions

    1) Navigate wampee/resources and ensure that the following values are present, and if not startup wampee to make it populated (updated) from the tpl (tempalate) files.

    [wampserver]
apache_version=2.4.9
php_version=5.5.12
mysql_version=5.5.8
phpmyadmin_version=3.3.9
sqlbuddy_version=1.3.2
webgrind_version=1.0
[ports]
apache=80
mysql=3306

    That should do it, and now you will have an updated wampee (portable wampserver) that runs with a newer php and apache version.