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How to add new PHP version to WAMP

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I'm trying to install PHP 5.3.8 to work with WAMP (Windows). I downloaded it from the PHP website, copied it in the bin folder, and added this line to wampmanager.ini: and: But it doesn't work... After I edit it and start WAMP, those changes get removed from the ini file.

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Type: item; Caption: "5.3.8"; Action: multi; Actions:switchPhp5.3.8;

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I needed a way to manually install PHP 5.4, because there's no PHP 5.4 addon for my WampServer version. This thread is a bit old but I'll give the procedure here, as it match to the original question. I'll take PHP 5.4.13 for my example (currently t…

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