Install PHP 5 Apache MySQL on Windows : WampServer. Xampp for windows - Apache Server. XAMPP for Windows 7.3.27, 7.4.16 & 8.0.3 Includes: Apache 2.4.46, MariaDB 10.4.18, PHP 7.3.27, phpMyAdmin 5.1.0, OpenSSL 1.1.1, XAMPP Control Panel 3.2.4, Webalizer 2.23-04, Mercury Mail Transport System 4.63, FileZilla FTP Server 0.9.41, Tomcat 7.0.108 (with mod_proxy_ajp as connector), Strawberry Perl 5.32.0.1 Portable Includes: Apache 2.4.46, MariaDB 10.4.18, PHP 7.4.16, phpMyAdmin 5.1.0, OpenSSL 1.1.1, XAMPP Control Panel 3.2.4, Webalizer 2.23-04, Mercury Mail Transport System 4.63, FileZilla FTP Server 0.9.41, Tomcat 7.0.108 (with mod_proxy_ajp as connector), Strawberry Perl 5.32.0.1 Portable Includes: Apache 2.4.46, MariaDB 10.4.18, PHP 8.0.3, phpMyAdmin 5.1.0, OpenSSL 1.1.1, XAMPP Control Panel 3.2.4, Webalizer 2.23-04, Mercury Mail Transport System 4.63, FileZilla FTP Server 0.9.41, Tomcat 7.0.108 (with mod_proxy_ajp as connector), Strawberry Perl 5.32.0.1 Portable Windows 2008, 2012, Vista, 7, 8 (Important: XP or 2003 not supported) Windows XP or 2003 are not supported.
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