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With his WAMP server set up, John was able to configure Apache and MySQL to work with PHP 5.6. He created a new website project and tested it locally, making sure everything worked as expected.

PHP 5.6 reached its end-of-life in 2018. It does not receive security patches. Use it for local testing only, never for live production servers. Compatibility:

To safely acquire PHP 5.6 for your WampServer setup, use these verified repositories: