Except that all the WAMP internal code is tested against that version of PHP5, which is why it is there and the file `C:\wamp64\bin\php\DO_NOT_DELETE_5.6.40.txt` EXISTS with a little message in it
PLEASE READ BEFORE STOMPING ABOUT WITH YOUR BRAIN IN NEUTRAL
Here is a suggestion of how to run one of ANY NUMBER of PHP Versions at any point in time from a command line. Remember in WAMPServer you could have 5-10-15 different versions of PHP installed to use for different reasons and different projects. Thats the BENEFIT of WAMPServer over other WAMP kits.
How To Run PHP From Windows Command Line in WAMPServer---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Windows 10 Pro 64bit) (Wampserver 3.3.4 64bit) Aestan Tray Menu 3.2.5.4
<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 --
phpMyAdminGet your Apache/MySQL/mariaDB/PHP ADDONs here from the
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Backup your databases regularly Here is How dont regret it later! Yes even when developing -X-X-X-
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/31/2020 05:39PM by RiggsFolly.