Hi,
You can check if you have sufficient rights to create symbolic links by trying to do so via a command window.
Several things are required:
- The full path to the bin folder of the Apache version used by Wampserver, for example
e:\wamp64\bin\apache\apache2.4.46c\bin\
- The full path of the phpForApache.ini file of the PHP version used by Wampserver, for example
e:\wamp64\bin\php8.0.3\phpForApache.ini
Open a command window as administrator (The word Administrator must appear in the title bar of the command window).
In the command window, we will go to the bin folder of Apache by the command CD /D followed by the full path of the bin folder of Apache previously noted:
CD /D e:\wamp64\bin\apache\apache2.4.46c\bin\
Then we will try to create a symbolic link php.ini whose target is the full path of phpForApache.ini previously noted.
mklink php.ini e:\wamp64\bin\php8.0.3\phpForApache.ini
If the answer is: "Impossible to create an already existing file." it means that a file or a symbolic link with the name php.ini already exists and that it is necessary to delete it by the command del php.ini before creating the symbolic link.
The response should be:
Symbolic link created for php.ini <<===>> e:\wamp64\bin\php8.0.3\phpForApache.ini
C:\Windows\system32>CD /D e:\wamp64\bin\apache\apache2.4.46c\bin\
e:\wamp64\bin\apache\apache2.4.46c\bin>mklink php.ini e:\wamp64\bin\php8.0.3\phpForApache.ini
Impossible de créer un fichier déjà existant.
e:\wamp64\bin\apache\apache2.4.46c\bin>del php.ini
e:\wamp64\bin\apache\apache2.4.46c\bin>mklink php.ini e:\wamp64\bin\php8.0.3\phpForApache.ini
Lien symbolique créé pour php.ini <<===>> e:\wamp64\bin\php8.0.3\phpForApache.ini
e:\wamp64\bin\apache\apache2.4.46c\bin>
Of course, you have to adapt the different paths according to your own installation of Wampserver.
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