Disabling SSLv3 in Apache By Setting SSLProtocol (be aware of VirtualHost issue)
After doing some testing and debugging, it looks like there is a long-standing issue in openssl/mod_ssl that prevents changes to the SSLProtocol value made per VirtualHost from taking effect… The value...
View ArticleUsing Dropbox To Host or Backup Websites and Database Folders on Windows
There are two options to host and/or backup your local development environment’s (such as WAMP) Websites and Database folders with Dropbox. Keeping Folders Outside Dropbox Folder Create NTFS “Junction...
View ArticleRunning Apache and MySQL side-by-side with IIS (or WebMatrix and Web Platform)
Only 1 process can bind to an interface (IP:port) on a system. And the first Service that takes the specific IP:port will prevent the other Services, that use the same IP:port, from starting… Both...
View ArticleHow to automatically restart Apache Service on Windows (and recover from crash)
Automatic Service Recovery Use Windows’ built-in Service Recovery to restart Apache on each crash. Run services.msc. Select/open the Apache service. (WampDeveloper’s Apache service is named...
View ArticleChanging WampDeveloper’s Default Text Editor and Browser
Is there any way to change the default Text Editor and/or Browser? I absolutely HATE notepad. I absolutely HATE Internet Explorer. Hopefully it can be done! The user-interface of WampDeveloper opens...
View ArticleWordPress Downloading Update with Fatal Error “Maximum execution time of 60...
When updating WordPress, this error might not be what it seems – PHP Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 60 seconds exceeded in...
View ArticleUsing Latest Apache, PHP, and MySQL Versions with WampDeveloper Pro
WampDeveloper Pro and its components (AMP versions) are completely separate, and you can always use the latest versions of these components from outside – with some slight modifications. You can also...
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MySQL 5.7 Start Error “TryAcquireSRWLockExclusive could not be located…”
Supported OS MySQL 5.7 no longer supports Windows Vista nor Server 2008 (nor the 32 bit version of Server 2008 R2). This is the cause of the above error message. MySQL 5.7 supports Windows 7 and...
View ArticleInstall and Enable Zend Guard Loader for PHP 5.6
Zend Guard Loader has been released with support for PHP 5.6 (for Windows and Linux). These instructions are specific to installing and enabling Zend Guard Loader for WAMP (such as WampDeveloper Pro),...
View ArticleRunning PHP 7.1 on WampDeveloper 5.4
To update WD v5.4 to use PHP 7.1… 1. Download the last released PHP 7.1 VC14 build (7.1.33) https://windows.php.net/downloads/releases/archives/php-7.1.33-Win32-VC14-x86.zip Extract the files in the...
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