WampServer

hi! when trying to install mariadb 10.11 series i get a message that says "the installation folder chosen is not that of wampserver" but the directory specified is correct

[djswebserver.com]

Hi,

The specified folder must contain the following files:
- wampserver.conf
- wampserver.exe
- wampserver.ini
- wampserver.tpl

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

i have
wampmanager.tpl
wampmanager.ini
wampmanager.exe
wampmanager.conf
how do i get the other files?

[djswebserver.com]

Is this a brand new installation?

I have seen that after an install, or sometimes an WampServer version upgrade, it is not possible to install some add-ons until after you have started WampServer up at least once.

Not sure if the installer looks for some registry entries that are not created until a startup has been completed, or something similar.

Hi,

Sorry, it's wampamanager, not wampserver!

No need for any other files.

What is the exact and complete error message?

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

yes i installed the new update yesterday!
but php 8.5 installed ok with no errors
heres a screenshot
[ibb.co]

[djswebserver.com]

edit: i fixed it
i had to run the exe file and then "restart from zero"
then the installation went through just fine,i normally start services from the "task manager" so i rarely use the exe file.

[djswebserver.com]

The test is exactly the same regardless of the add-ons (Apache, PHP, MySQL or MariaD and updates.

  Result := '';
  //--- Check if installation folder is that of Wampserver
  if(not FileExists(ExpandConstant('{app}\wampmanager.conf'))
  or not FileExists(ExpandConstant('{app}\wampmanager.exe'))
  or not FileExists(ExpandConstant('{app}\wampmanager.ini'))
  or not FileExists(ExpandConstant('{app}\wampmanager.tpl'))
  ) then
  begin
    Result := ExpandConstant('{cm:NotPreviousInstall}');
    exit;
  end;

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

I've run into this before! Usually, the addon installer is looking for a specific registry key to find where Wampserver is. If you've moved your wamp64 folder or changed the drive letter, it’ll throw that error. Make sure you're running the addon installer as Administrator and that you've installed the latest Wampserver update (3.3.x) first, as it fixes a lot of the older addon detection issues.