Installing multiple WAMP stacks

eric.richer 2019-11-13 22:43:50 UTC #1

Keywords: LAMP/MAMP/WAMP - Windows - How to - Other
Description:
Is it possible to install multiple WAMP stacks but only run one stack at a time?
I want to migrate applications running on wamp 5.6.x to wamp 7.3.x.
On my development machine, I would like to be able to start either of the stacks so that each stack will use the same ports for Apache and MySQL. This way, when migrating to php 7, I can use the 7.3.x stack and when debugging legacy apps, I can use the 5.6.x stack. Any ideas?

davidg 2019-11-14 11:56:52 UTC #2

Hello @eric.richer,

I'm not totally sure about the issue. This is our guide about how to start/stop services on Windows:
https://docs.bitnami.com/installer/faq/windows-faq/administration/control-services-windows/

Note that if you install a stack when another is using the default ports, it will not be able to use them and will require another port. That way, in order to use the same port for both installations, you should stop services in the 1st one before installing the 2nd stack. If you have already installed them, you can change the ports they are using. Find below our documentation to change Apache port:
https://docs.bitnami.com/installer/infrastructure/wamp/administration/configure-port/

Note that with this approach, it won't be possible to run both stacks at the same time.

I hope it helps

eric.richer 2019-11-14 12:58:00 UTC #3

Hi @davidg,
Thanks for the tips. Let me try this approach.
I do not intend to run both stack at the same time. I want to switch between the two stacks depending on the environment I want to work with.

Regards
Eric

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