Using XAMPP, how do i swap out PHP 5.3 for PHP 5.2?

Question

I\'m using XAMPP 1.7.2, but need to swap out PHP 5.3 for PHP 5.2 - how do I do this?

Answer 1

Years later, but for what it's worth - This is simple to do.

• Just RENAME the C:\xampp directory

• Install the desired new version of XAMPP

• Simply run the control panel script "xampp-control.exe" directly from within the xampp folder. (Ignore warnings about "must run from C:\xampp - those have nothing to do with multiple installations.)

To switch between these versions of XAMPP, just rename the xampp directories as necessary, and re-run.

Answer 2

I couldn't get this working. Started with PHP 5.3, then tried to switch to PHP 5.28 from xampp-win32-1.7.0.zip. Couldn't get it to work. Then, I got smart and figured out i was working with XAMPP and you can install it wherever you want, so I did a fresh install from scratch with xampp-win32-1.7.0.zip. The whole point of working with XAMPP is so you don't have to fuss with the sysadmin stuff. Using it in that context got me up and running in no time.