WampServer

Fessing up here. I had intermittent problems with WAMP and php/MySQL. So I uninstalled it and re-installed 3.19 without backing up any of my WordPress databases.

So my original install was c:\wamp - which I deleted. My new install is to f:\wamp. I just have to ask, if I restore from backup my c:\wamp, will it run also having an install on my f/wamp drive?

I know, I know ... but I just had to ask.

Hi,

It can't work in a simple way.
You will need to remove the services from the first installation before launching the new one and recreating the services. And vice versa.

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Documentation Apache - Documentation PHP - Documentation MySQL - Wampserver install files & addons

Thanks Oto -

When you say "remove the services" - even tho they show as "Stopped"? You're saying that I'd have to completely delete the service?

Hi,

When you leave Wampserver, the services are stopped but still exist.

They must be deleted before launching the other instance of Wampserver, this can be done in a command window, launched as administrator, by the commands :

sc delete wampapache
sc delete wampmysqld
sc delete wampmariadb

Or wampapache64 and so on.

Then, the new services can be installed, via Wampserver and :
- Left-click -> Apache -> Service administration -> Install the service
Same for MySQL and mariaDB

Then Left-Click -> Start all services

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Documentation Apache - Documentation PHP - Documentation MySQL - Wampserver install files & addons

Step 1 To Uninstall the current services (just deactivate really)


wampmanager -> Apache ->Service Administration -> Remove service
wampmanager -> MySQL ->Service Administration -> Remove service
wampmanager -> mariaDB ->Service Administration -> Remove service

Exit WAMPServer
Now basically you have uninstalled the new version of WAMPServer (without actually removeing anything from disk


Step 2 Restore old WAMP and install its services


Now restore the old \wamp\ folder onto C where it lived before (important to replace it on the same drive)

Find and execute `C:\wamp\wampmanager.exe`

Using the menus

wampmanager -> Apache ->Service Administration -> Install service
wampmanager -> MySQL->Service Administration -> Install service
if you are not using mariaDB dont bother with this next line
wampmanager -> mariaDB->Service Administration -> Install service

The database should now be visible just as before you removed this C drive version
Export the database you want to keep.



Step3 Once you have got a backup remove the C drive version and activate the F drive version again
wampmanager -> Apache ->Service Administration -> remove service
wampmanager -> MySQL->Service Administration -> remove service

Exit WAMPServer

Using the wampmanager.exe from the F drive version

wampmanager -> Apache ->Service Administration -> Install service
wampmanager -> MySQL->Service Administration -> Install service

Now run the restore into your new versions database.


You can leave the C Drive version there for a little while if you like or at this point when you know the database has been recovered you can just remove the `C:\wamp` folder (DONT do an uninstall as that will uninstall the F Drive version)

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<Apache versions MULTIPE> <PHP versions MULTIPLE> <MySQL Versions MULTIPLE>
<MariaDB versions MULTIPLE> <phpMyAdmin versions MULTIPLE> <MySQL Workbench 8.0.23>
Read The Manuals Apache -- MySQL -- PHP -- phpMyAdmin
Get your Apache/MySQL/mariaDB/PHP ADDONs here from the WAMPServer alternate Repo
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Thanks