For PHP 5.4 legacy work, – don’t expose this XAMPP version to the internet.
Here’s what that filename tells you:
, a popular cross-platform web server solution stack. This specific version (1.8.2-6) is notable for being one of the final releases compiled with xampp-win32-1.8.2-6-vc9-installer.exe
Click the Start buttons next to Apache and MySQL . The labels should turn green, indicating they are running. For PHP 5
: You may need to install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable if the server fails to launch. For PHP 5.4 legacy work
: This identifies the specific package version of the XAMPP stack.