Hi,
> This PC runs Windows 7…
Windows 7 is obsolete and is not supported since January 2020
It is well indicated, during the installation of Wampserver under Windows 7 :
Installation under Windows 7 sp1 is allowed
Without guarantee of correct installation.
Without guarantee of correct operation.
Windows 7 is obsolete and is no longer supported since January 2020Important Reminder: The transfer of databases between different versions of MySQL or MariaDB should be performed by EXPORT / IMPORT of SQL files using phpMyAdmin or a similiar tools of your choice. Do not copy the data folder between different versions of MYSQL or MariaDB. Databases from different versions of MYSQL or MariaDB are VERY unlikely to be compatible!
In order for a copy of a MySQL data folder to have any chance of success, several criteria are imperative:
- Exactly the same versions of MySQL
- Both versions in 32bit or both versions in 64bit
There is no MySQL 5.6.12 version at 'https://wampserver.aviatechno.net' but there is at Sourceforge:
- 5.6.12 32bit : [
sourceforge.net]
which was the version used in Wampserver 2.4
You have to install this addons on your Wampserver 3.2.6 32bit version, switch to this MySQL 5.6.12 version, check that it works:
- Access to the MySQL console
- Access to PhpMyAdmin (Not sure if PhpMyAdmin 5.2.0 works with this version of MySQL)
both with root user and blank password.
- Quit Wampserver
- Edit the my.ini file of MySQL 5.6.12
- Replace it:
;Path to data directory
datadir="C:/wamp/bin/mysql/mysql5.6.12/data"
by
;Path to data directory
;datadir="C:/wamp/bin/mysql/mysql5.6.12/data"
datadir="C:/oldfolder/mysql5.6.12/data"
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