How to downgrade php from 7.1.1 to 5.6 in xampp 7.1.1?

Question

I want to downgrade php version from 7.1.1 to 5.6 in xampp 7.1.1. But I can't find any option.

Answer 1

I think the most safest downgrade path from PHP7 to PHP5 in Xampp is:

1. Download a self-packaged version of Xampp with PHP5 from here (as of today this is xampp-win32-5.6.37-0-VC11.zip).

2. Rename the php folder to php7 in Xampp.

3. Now copy the php folder from xampp-win32-5.6.37-0-VC11.zip into your Xampp install folder.

4. Make a backup from .\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-xampp.conf file.

5. Replace this file from xampp-win32-5.6.37-0-VC11.zip as well.

6. This way the config files (including php.ini) has settings from the Xampp team.

• Before any changes, to verify changed Apache configs, you can compare both Xampp release folder at .\xampp\apache\conf with tools like Meld.

• I should note that please download PHP 5 and 7 Xampp packages released at the same time.

Notify me if I miss something.