If you are reading this, you likely have a specific requirement:
Instead of installing an old XAMPP globally, consider switching to .
Need PHP 7.4 for a legacy project? The latest XAMPP uses PHP 8. Newer isn't always better. Here is exactly how to download the final XAMPP version with PHP 7.4. Let’s be honest: In a perfect world, every project would run on the latest version of PHP (currently PHP 8.x). But in reality, legacy code, old CMS plugins, and custom frameworks break when you look at them the wrong way.
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How to Download XAMPP with PHP 7.4 (And Why You Might Need It)
There is a brilliant script called "XAMPP Multi-PHP Version" (available on GitHub). It allows you to switch PHP versions on the fly inside XAMPP.
Instead, you need to navigate to the (SourceForge). Step 2: Download the correct archived version XAMPP stopped including PHP 7.4 by default starting with version 8.0.0 . Therefore, you need the last version that still bundled PHP 7.4.