How to upgrade WAMP Server to PHP 7.x

WAMP server generally provide added-on for different php/mysql versions. If you want to use other version of PHP, you can follow stop below:

Download PHP 7

• Download PHP zip file from http://windows.php.net/download/
• Choose the correct file 64 or 84 bit Depending on your operating system
• Choose the Thread Safe file

Create PHP7 Folder in wamp directory

• Extract contents from PHP7 Download
• Copy files over to a new folder in wamp\bin\php\php7.0
• You will need to copy 2 files from an older php version php.ini and wampserver.conf into your new folder wamp\bin\php\php7.0

Modify php.ini

• In your new folder open php.ini
• In php.ini find extension_dir and replace the older php version with the new version
• In php.ini find zend_extension and comment this line out it is no longer needed.
• Create a copy of php.ini once the above changes are made and rename it to phpForApache.ini

Modify wampserver.conf

• In your new folder open wampserver.conf and replace LoadModuleName and LoadModuleFile to load the PHP 7 like so

phpConf['apache']['2.4']['LoadModuleName'] = 'php7_module';
$phpConf['apache']['2.4']['LoadModuleFile'] = 'php7apache2_4.dll';
$phpConf['apache']['2.4']['AddModule'] = '';

After you follow the step above, you will have structure folder like below:

Start Wamp Load PHP 7

• Exit WAMP
• Start WAMP
• Click WAMP menu, PHP, Version, select your new version

Source

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