I am using xampp for deploying web apps. It includes the PHP module in a package. Now what I want to do is change the default path to PHP so that I can make use of other versions of PHP without overwriting the existing module. My new copy of PHP exists on the desktop. How can I configure Apache to refer to the PHP module present on the desktop, rather than the default one?
Download your desired version of the PHP thread-safe binary (zipped) from http://windows.php.net/download/.
Unzip the downloaded version of the PHP in a separate directory. Please make sure that your new php directory's name is not "PHP". (For example, use php54 for PHP 5.4)
Copy the new PHP directory into your XAMPP directory. (DO NOT overwrite your existing php directory!)
Now go to your xampp/apache/conf/extra directory. Make a backup of, then open the httpd-xampp.conf file.
Change the following variables/directives:
PHPINIDir to be [your xampp folder]/[new version of PHP]
LoadModule to be [your xampp folder]/[new version of PHP]/php5apache2_2.dll
Save the httpd-xampp.conf file. Restart your XAMPP apache server. If your server get restarted successfully, then your server's PHP version was upgraded. You can check the status of your PHP version by using the URL [localhost][:port]/xampp/phpinfo.php.
If you are still having issues, try this as well:
Change the LoadFile "[xammp folder]/php/php5ts.dll" directive to LoadFile "[xampp folder]/php54/php5ts.dll"
Source : http://www.techflirt.com/how-to-upgrade-php-in-xampp/
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I'm installing PHP, Apache and PostgreSQL Manually
PHP and Apache now is connected, but PostgreSQL is not connected to PHP.
i test by using phpinfo();
i also configure in php.ini like this :
extension=php_pgsql.dll
extension=php_pdo_pgsql.dll
But why it's not work.
Thanks
This tutorial worked for me:
The PHP extension will look for libpq.dll which is found of your
PostgreSQL installation. The simple fix is to add the path than
contains that file to your environment PATH.
I had the same issue with PHP7 and Apache 2.4 on Windows 10. For me the solution was to add the following line to httpd.conf;
LoadFile "C:/php7/libpq.dll"
This also means that it's not required to have PostgreSQL installed if you just want to connect a PostgreSQL database that's not running on your machine.
1) Installing PostgreSQL for Windows
2) add to your enviroment variable "PATH" the bin folder of PostgreSQL installation:
C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.2\bin; (for example)
Assuming you have installed PostgreSQL and your WAMP installation is on c:\wamp, you will need to copy
c:\wamp\bin\php\php5.3.9\libpq.dll to c:\wamp\bin\apache\Apache2.2.11\bin
Make sure you also have the following files
C:\wamp\bin\php\php5.3.9\ext\php_pdo_pgsql.dll and
C:\wamp\bin\php\php5.3.9\ext\php_pgsql.dll
Also, make sure you have enabled the above 2 files as extensions, either via the WAMP menu (click on WAMP icon on taskbar, PHP, PHPExtensions, find the above 2 and 'check' them)
Please note that php5.3.9 and Apache2.2.11 refer to my specific PHP and Apache versions.
Adjust those to suit your installation.
That's it!
This worked for me on Windows:
Found php.ini in php folder.
Found this line and removed “;”.
;extension=php_pgsql.dll
in my case there are 2 php.ini, I had to uncomment extension pdo_pgsql in both php.ini
in php folder
in apache folder
both inside in wamp folder
If you are using PHP in IIS, using PHP Manager, enable this extension:
php_pgsql.dll
I'm using XAMPP with PHP 5.5.27 PHP and Windows 10 (x64). I'm triyng to install the YAML extention. Link from other topic is dead so I dowloaded files version PHP 5.5, x64, TS and NTS.
I placed file php_yaml.dll into c:\xampp\php\ext and yaml.dll files into c:\xampp\.
Then I added entry extension=php_yaml.dll just after extension=php_xsl.dll (as last entry of Dynamic Extensions.
At the end I restarted Apache.
Result is:
phpinfo() doesn't display info about YAML extention.
You want the Thread Safe(TS) version and as to 32/64bit it should match your XAMPP version rather than your OS version so if you have a 32bit XAMPP you need the 32bit php_yaml.dll Also you should only need to place it in the c:\xampp\php\ext folder
Also remember that there are 2 php.ini files. One in the c:\xampp\apache\bin folder that Apache uses and one in c:\xampp\php\php.ini, it is this one that controls PHP's config when being used from the CLI (Command Line Interface) So you also need to add the extension=php_yaml.dll to this php.ini file as well if you want command line PHP to load this extension.
To check which php.ini file is being loaded in the CLI do this from the command line
php -ini | more
Look for this entry
Loaded Configuration File => D:\wamp\bin\php\php5.6.15\php.ini
Check that yours says something sensible for your system
I have Apache 2.4.12 and php 5.6.9 on my Windows 8 computer and I'm trying to enable the curl extension for php however, I haven't had much success. After searching the internet for this issue it appears that other's have had the same trouble. Here are the suggestions I've found:
Uncomment ;extension=php_curl.dll in php.ini
Uncomment ;extension_dir = "ext" in php.ini
Download and replace the php_curl.dll file in the ext directory of php with one from this website
Add to the PATH environment variable where php is installed
Copy libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll from where php is installed to C:\Windows\System32
I've tried every single suggestion with no success except the third item in the list because it doesn't have a .dll file for curl with php 5.6, in fact the highest version avaible is one for php 5.4. There has to be way to enable this extension without having to downgrade my php version to 5.4 and using a .dll file from that website. I've tried searching the internet for a .dll file like the one on the linked website for php 5.6 opposed to a version of php that's outdated but I've had no luck in finding one so I'd like help with this issue.
How can I enable curl for php 5.6 on my Windows 8 machine?
Locate your php folder and follow these instructions:
Move to Windows\system32 folder:
libssh2.dll, php_curl.dll, ssleay32.dll, libeay32.dll
Move to Apache24\bin folder
libssh2.dll
Uncomment extension=php_curl.dll
Note: Don't overwrite when prompted.
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I give you an example of a set up that just worked perfectly for me :
downloaded the VC11 x86 Thread Safe version of PHP,
unzipped it within a directory C:\php,
edited the php.ini-development, uncommenting 2 lines :
extension=php_curl.dll
extension_dir = "ext"
saved this file under php.ini.
I just tested it via the CLI (windows CMD here) on a PHP a file (i.e. C:\php\php myFile.php) and cURL worked.
If you have Apache installed and prefer to test it in a browser, you obviously have to adapt this installation with your own files structure and to do not forget to restart Apache.
Running apache service with a specific user other than local system solved the problem for me. You can test this easily by stopping the apache service and running manually <apache dir>\bin\httpd.exe.
I fixed this problem by adding C:\php and C:\php\ext to PATH system variables.
Press window + pause to bring up the System Properties page.
Click Advanced System Settings
Click Environment Variables
You'll see the Path variable in the System Variables box in the bottom.
Append your PHP path to that variable. Now the system will be able to load the extensions.
In addition to uncommenting the line
;extension_dir = "ext"
Try also setting it to the absolute path of the PHP installation's ext folder and then restarting apache.
e.g.:
extension_dir = "C:\PHP 5.6.19\ext"
Is there a way to downgrade php 5.5 to 5.3 in xampp? I searched on google but every one just tell me to uninstall xampp and install an older version. Could I have php 5.5 downgrade to 5.3 without reinstall xampp?
Short answer is no.
XAMPP is normally built around a specific PHP version to ensure plugins and modules are all compatible and working correctly.
If your project specifically needs PHP 5.3 - the cleanest method is simply reinstalling an older version of XAMPP with PHP 5.3 packaged into it.
XAMPP 1.7.7 was their last update before moving off PHP 5.3.
Long answer: it is possible!
Temporarily rename existing xampp folder
Install xampp 1.7.7 into xampp folder
name
Folder containing just installed 1.7.7 distribution rename to different name and previously existing xampp folder rename back just to xampp.
In xampp folder rename php and apache folders to different names (I propose php_prev and apache_prev) so you can after switch back to them by renaming them back.
Copy apache and php folders from folder with xampp
1.7.7 into xampp directory
In xampp directory comment line apache/conf/httpd.conf:458
#Include "conf/extra/httpd-perl.conf"
In xampp directory do next replaces in files:
php/pci.bat:15
from
"C:\xampp\php\.\php.exe" -f "\xampp\php\pci" -- %*
to
set XAMPPPHPDIR=C:\xampp\php
"%XAMPPPHPDIR%\php.exe" -f "%XAMPPPHPDIR%\pci" -- %*
php/pciconf.bat:15
from
"C:\xampp\php\.\php.exe" -f "\xampp\php\pciconf" -- %*
to
set XAMPPPHPDIR=C:\xampp\php
"%XAMPPPHPDIR%\.\php.exe" -f "%XAMPPPHPDIR%\pciconf" -- %*
php/pear.bat:33
from
IF "%PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN%"=="" SET "PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN=C:\xampp\php\.\php.exe"
to
IF "%PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN%"=="" SET "PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN=C:\xampp\php\php.exe"
php/peardev.bat:33
from
IF "%PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN%"=="" SET "PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN=C:\xampp\php\.\php.exe"
to
IF "%PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN%"=="" SET "PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN=C:\xampp\php\php.exe"
php/pecl.bat:32
from
IF "%PHP_PEAR_BIN_DIR%"=="" SET "PHP_PEAR_BIN_DIR=C:\xampp\php"
IF "%PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN%"=="" SET "PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN=C:\xampp\php\.\php.exe"
to
IF "%PHP_PEAR_BIN_DIR%"=="" SET "PHP_PEAR_BIN_DIR=C:\xampp\php\"
IF "%PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN%"=="" SET "PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN=C:\xampp\php\php.exe"
php/phar.phar.bat:1
from
%~dp0php.exe %~dp0pharcommand.phar %*
to
"%~dp0php.exe" "%~dp0pharcommand.phar" %*
Enjoy new XAMPP with PHP 5.3
Checked by myself in XAMPP 5.6.31, 7.0.15 & 7.1.1 with XAMPP Control Panel v3.2.2
It is possible! Yes
In many cases, you might want to use XAMPP with a different PHP version than the one that comes preinstalled.
You might do this to get the benefits of a newer version of PHP, or to reproduce bugs using an earlier
version of PHP.
To use a different version of PHP with XAMPP, follow these steps:
Download a binary build of the PHP version that you wish to use from the PHP website, and extract the contents of the compressed
archive file to your XAMPP installation directory (usually, C:\xampp).
Ensure that you give it a different directory name to avoid
overwriting the existing PHP version. For example, in this tutorial,
we’ll call the new directory C:\xampp\php5-6-0. NOTE : Ensure that the
PHP build you download matches the Apache build (VC9 or VC11) in your
XAMPP platform.
Within the new directory, rename the php.ini-development file to php.ini. If you prefer to use production settings, you could instead
rename the php.ini-production file to php.ini.
Edit the httpd-xampp.conf file in the apache\conf\extra\ subdirectory of your XAMPP installation directory. Within this file,
search for all instances of the old PHP directory path and replace
them with the path to the new PHP directory created in Step 1. In
particular, be sure to change the lines
LoadFile "/xampp/php/php5ts.dll"
LoadFile "/xampp/php/libpq.dll"
LoadModule php5_module "/xampp/php/php5apache2_4.dll"
to
LoadFile "/xampp/php5-6-0/php5ts.dll"
LoadFile "/xampp/php5-6-0/libpq.dll"
LoadModule php5_module "/xampp/php5-6-0/php5apache2_4.dll"
NOTE : Remember to adjust the file and directory paths above to reflect
valid paths on your system.
Restart your Apache server through the XAMPP control panel for your changes to take effect. The new version of PHP should now be active.
To verify this, browse to the URL
http://localhost/xampp/phpinfo.php, which displays the output of the
phpinfo() command, and check the version number at the top of the
page.
I did this in my local environment. Wasn't difficult but obviously it was done in "unsupported" way.
To do the downgrade you need just to download php 5.3 from http://php.net/releases/ (zip archive), than go to xampp folder and copy subfolder "php" to e.g. php5.5 (just for backup). Than remove content of the folder php and unzip content of zip archive downloaded from php.net. The next step is to adjust configuration (php.ini) - you can refer to your backed-up version from php 5.5. After that just run xampp control utility - everything should work (at least worked in my local environment). I didn't found any problem with such installation, although I didn't tested this too intensively.
I just used a very simpler way for this and I just put it here if it could help anyone else.
I just had so much data on my database and I didn't want to transfer my whole Database so I just installed an older version of XAMPP with the PHP version that I required in a new directory (example:XAMPP-OLD) then I opened two control panel of 2 different version of XAMPP and start the MYSQL from the Newer version and Start Apache from the older version to use the other version of PHP.
just keep in mind to transfer files to the other XAMPP folder
PHP 5.2.8 is refusing to load php_pgsql.dll, with the following error:
Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'D:\PHP\ext\php_pgsql.dll' - The specified module could not be found.
in Unknown on line 0
The .dll exists in PHP/ext/.
Has anyone else had this problem with PHP on Windows before?
Check out the info on the PHP PostgreSQL installation page: http://us.php.net/manual/en/pgsql.installation.php
On a Windows server, configured with Apache, adding the following line to httpd.conf to load libpq.dll can save you a lot of time :
LoadFile "C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.4/bin/libpq.dll"
Note that you will have to change your folder accordingly to the installation path and version of PostgreSQL you have installed. Also note that having Apache and PostgreSQL on the same server for production environments is not recommended.
This fixed my setup instantly.
This happened to me also with PHP 5.4.1
Copying the offending DLL everywhere didn't work, and I don't have PostgreSQL installed in the server, but I also planned to use PHP against different Postgres versions, so the only solution I found that worked was to put in httpd.conf a line like this:
LoadFile "C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.4/bin/libpq.dll"
And referring to the libpq.dll that comes bundled with PHP, like this:
LoadFile "C:/php/libpq.dll"
After that it worked fine to me.
For those willing to make their PHP install only capable to access PostGres servers, without actually installing PostGres, you need to:
enable php_pgsql.dll (and php_pdo_pgsql.dll, if using PDO) extension in PHP.INI,
make sure libpq.dll, libiconv-2.dll and libintl-8.dll are in the path. These are the php_pgsql.dll dependencies.
These 3 DLLs can be found in the PostGres install. I just copied them into apache\bin, that way I keep everything self contained. Doing that, apache can start the PHP engine just fine, with PostGres support.
The problem is with the related libraries used by php_pgsql.dll - like libpq.dll, the OpenSLL ones etc. You need to find them (from the zip distribution of Postgres, from an installed psqlODBC driver etc.) and put them in a folder which is in the PATH. As for the list of all DLLs - use MS Dependency Walker (depends.exe).
Another important bit - Apache (if you use Apache that is) has its own set of OpenSSL DLLs. Replace or just rename those so to not clash with those from the Postgres distribution.
You need to copy libpq.dll from wamp\bin\php\php5.3.5 to wamp\bin\apache\Apache2.2.17\bin. Again restart the Wamp Server. By now we are done with the php configuration. Next we will install phpPgAdmin and use it.
Just a thought -- make sure that the Postgres binaries are in the SYSTEM path, not your user-specific path. As it happens, that was the problem on my machine. :-)
Edit:
Come to think of it, that explains why Dependency Walker would report all A-OK but the problem would still persist -- you run DW under your own account, while Apache runs as SYSTEM, and hence won't have your personal PATH settings available.
Just to share what worked for me, without dealing with libpq.dll. I uncommented both extension=php_pdo_pgsql.dll and extension=php_pgsql.dll in php.ini. At first, apache refused to start.
I then add "C:\Program Files (x86)\PostgreSQL\9.4\bin\" (depending on your installation) into windows environment PATH, started apache successfully and works.
Specifically for WAMP server setups here, you need to copy the libpg.dll file into "C:\wamp\bin\apache\Apache2.2.21\bin\", or similar. Copying it to ..\php\ext\ and also adjusting the PATH env variable simply wasn't enough (if effective at all).
Original answer sourced here: http://www.wampserver.com/phorum/read.php?2,40270,57932
Specifically for XAMPP setups, I found that I only needed to copy the libpg.dll file into ..\php\ext\ directory.
As Ondřej Bouda mentioned: Setting up Windows environment variables is enough. No copies of dlls, no entries to http-conf. Just add the php-directory (C:\xampp\php) to PATH. Don't forget to restart XAMPP-Control-Panel if you use this, otherwise it won't know the changes. (And restart Apache of cause.)
For instance, on XAMPP, it was sufficient to put the PHP directory
(i.e., C:\xampp\php) to the system PATH variable. – Ondřej Bouda
This is an update to #Dayron Armas Peña 's answer. The php bundled pgsql 'dll' is found in the following location:
LoadFile "C:/wamp/bin/php/php5.4.12/libpq.dll"
Adding the above line to the httpd.conf file apart from uncommenting the required lines in the php.ini files has solved my problem.
The only time I've seen this error (and the file name and ext path were definitely correct) was when I tried using an incorrect version of the DLL ie. I used one that was compiled against a different version of PHP to the one I was running.
Make sure your version is definitely the one compiled against PHP 5.2.8.
Edit: or, the permissions on the file were set incorrectly.
LIBPQ.DLL problem with php on Vista...
Check to make sure you actually have postgres installed. If you install php on windows with postgres API, without postgres being installed, you may get this warning. It's too easy to just click everything on the Windows installer...
Comment out the relevant line in php.ini.
I got the solution:
1) If you want to load php_pdo_pgsql extension, please load php_pdo, too. (in php.ini)
2) php_pgsql.dll and php_pdo_pgsql.dll depend on libpq.dll and php5ts.dll. libpg.dll is the library from postgreSQL, but it has been bundled into PHP's binary package.
When configuring PHP to work as a module with Apache, it can't load the depending library correctly. And so you need to load it in Apache.
config in httpd.conf and the two lines should be before LoadModule php5_module
LoadFile "Full path to /php5gs.dll"
LoadFile "full path to libpg.dll"
Hope it be helpful.
You have to add the following lines to you httpd.conf file:
PHPIniDir "c:/PHP/"
Loadfile "C:\php\php5ts.dll"
Loadfile "C:\php\libpq.dll"
LoadModule php5_module "c:/PHP/php5apache2_2.dll"
Source: http://www.php.net/manual/en/pgsql.setup.php
I just did this and it worked just fine
in php folder inside php.ini I changed this line
extension=php_openssl.dll
to
extension=C:\php\ext\php_openssl.dll
the php_openssl.dll is inside ext folder which couldn't be found.
Copy file libpq.dll from location /bin/php/ to
location /bin/apache//bin. Restart the wamp server.
I found this to work for me:
After installation of PostgreSQL, you need to copy libpq.dll from wamp\bin\php\phpX.X.X to wamp\bin\apache\Apache2.2*\bin. And restart the Wampserver.