For stable PHP 5.6 support, the most reliable base version is . Released several years ago, WampServer 2.5 shipped natively with PHP 5.5.12. However, its underlying architecture (Apache 2.4.9 compiled with VC11) is perfectly compatible with the Thread Safe (TS) builds of PHP 5.6.
Choose either the x64 (64-bit) or x86 (32-bit) installer depending on your Windows operating system. Option B: Downloading the PHP 5.6 Addon Component wamp server php 5.6 download
Navigate to your WampServer installation directory (e.g., C:\wamp ), then enter the bin\php folder. In this directory, create a new folder for your PHP 5.6 installation. A clear naming convention is to name it after the version, such as php5.6.40 . Then, extract the contents of the ZIP archive you downloaded into this new folder. For stable PHP 5
Finish the setup wizard and launch WampServer from your desktop shortcut. Look at your system tray (bottom-right corner): : Services are stopped. Choose either the x64 (64-bit) or x86 (32-bit)
This error pops up immediately during startup if prerequisites were skipped.