AppServ

AppServ

Upgrade AppServ

AppServ

v.2.5.10 -> 2.6.0

preparation task for Win

• backup folder X:/AppServ/
• backup the PHP configuration file which located C:\Windows\php.ini
• backup the MySQL data which located X:/AppServ/MySQL/data
• stop the Apache & mysql services

install the AppServ installer

change the configuration file

• PHP config file: copy the file X:/AppServ/php6/php.ini-recommended and copy to C:\Windows\php.ini
• If any change of the PHP config file, you need to restart the Apache service
  • To verify your change of PHP config file, you can use PHP: phpinfo to output information about PHP's configuration or type php -m to show the loaded modules in console mode
• (optional) enable the MySQL modules

extension=php_mysql.dll
extension=php_mysqli.dll
extension=php_pdo.dll
extension=php_pdo_mysql.dll

Change the default install directory of AppServ

AppServ

v.2.5.10

Change the default install directory of AppServ from C:\AppServ to X:\AppServ

• Stop the AppServ service: Apache & MySQL services
• Move the files from C:\AppServ to X:\AppServ
• change the path of configuration file: httpd.conf, my.ini & php.ini
  • search the string: C:/AppServ/ and replace with the new path: X:/AppServ/
• change the registry (path of service)
  • input Windows + r to open the console window
  • and input regedit to launch the registry editor
  • search the string: C:\AppServ\ and replace with the new path: X:\AppServ\
  • close the registry editor
• start the AppServ service: Apache & MySQL services. And good luck!

References

related page: XAMPP, Troubleshooting of PHP errors