Using Latest Apache, PHP, and MySQL Versions with WampDeveloper Pro

WampDeveloper Pro and its components (AMP versions) are completely separate, and you can always use the latest versions of these components from outside – with some slight modifications. You can also provide your own custom builds of Apache and PHP.

WampDeveloper only needs to be able to parse the Apache, PHP, MySQL version information from the folder-name to be able to switch/use that version…

If the AMP version is not officially provided by WampDeveloper, you can download it from another site and place it under a properly named folder:

\WampDeveloper\Versions\<component>\name-version-release-bits-compiler-tag\

* Note all versions are compatible with one-another, some properties must match between AMP builds.

 Also, if any *extra* Apache or PHP modules/extensions are used (such as IonCube, XDebug, …), you will need to copy them from a build-compatible provided version and into the new version (or re-download those modules/extensions from their official sites).

Channels
The Channels are defined in file WampDeveloper.xml, and you can modify your copy to add a “PHP7″ channel like so…

<channel name="PHP7" exclude_os="XP, Server 2003">
  <component name="Apache" branch="2.4" compiler="VC14" binary_path="bin\httpd.exe" />
  <component name="Mysql" branch="5.6" compiler="VCX" binary_path="bin\mysqld.exe" />
  <component name="Php" branch="7.0" compiler="VC14" binary_path="php.exe" />
</channel>

MySQL
Link: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.6.html#downloads

Download: “Other Downloads: Windows (x86, 32-bit), ZIP Archive”.

Then place it as folder –

\WampDeveloper\Versions\Mysql\mysql-5.6.35.0-r1-win32-vcX-standard\

Apache
Link: http://www.apachelounge.com/download/

Download: “httpd-2.4.25-win32-VC14.zip”.

Then place and rename the inside “Apache24″ folder as –

\WampDeveloper\Versions\Apache\apache-2.4.25.0-r1-win32-vc14-apachelounge\
If there are any issues starting Apache, google for “Visual C++ redistributable for Visual Studio 2015″ and install the English 32 bit version.

mod_fcgid.so
If the PHP type you are using is FCGI, Apache has to load mod_fcgid instead of mod_php. mod_fcgid is not part of the standard Apache distribution…

Copy in file mod_fcgid.so from the previous version’s modules\ folder, of the same bits and compiler (e.g., 32 bits, VC14 build) into the new version’s modules\ folder, or Apache will not start and produce error “Cannot load modules/mod_fcgid.so into server: The specified module could not be found.”.

Or download the proper win32 VC14 mod_fcgid.so build from the above apachelounge link.

PHP
Link: http://windows.php.net/download/

VC14 x86 Thread Safe
Download: “php-7.0.15-Win32-VC14-x86.zip”.

Then place as folder –

\WampDeveloper\Versions\Php\php-7.0.15.0-r1-win32-vc14-standard\
VC14 x86 Non Thread Safe
Download: “php-7.0.15-nts-Win32-VC14-x86.zip”.

Then place as folder –

\WampDeveloper\Versions\Php\php-7.0.15.0-r1-win32-vc14-standard-fcgi\
Update Configuration Files for PHP7
Download WampDeveloper PHP7 upgrade files from –
http://www.devside.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/WampDeveloper-PHP7-upgrade-files.zip

Replace the updated php-70.ini file in folder –

\WampDeveloper\Config\Php\
Then open php-70.ini in an editor (Notepad will do), and search-replace all instances of these two path strings updated for the drive letter WampDeveloper is on –

D:/WampDeveloper –> C:/WampDeveloper
D:\WampDeveloper –> C:\WampDeveloper
The other 3 updated files (wampd-php7.conf, wampd-php-fcgi.conf, wampd-phpmyadmin.conf) need to also be replaced in \WampDeveloper\Config\Apache\extra\, with the same path changes.

phpmyadmin
You can update phpmyadmin by renaming \WampDeveloper\Tools\phpmyadmin\ to phpmyadmin.old, unzipping new version in its place, and copying in the older version’s config.inc.php file into place.

Depending on its version, you might or might not need to re-install phpmyadmin’s database –

mysql -u root -p
DROP DATABASE phpmyadmin
SOURCE C:/WampDeveloper/Tools/phpMyAdmin/sql/create_tables.sql
exit
(update for drive letter)
(if root has no password set, leave the -p switch out)
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DIGITAL MARKETING NEWS – LATEST UPDATE

Our roundup of research insights and best practice advice from the month

While not strictly a digital marketing update, this is one of my favourite news stories this month just for it’s very cool geek factor. The lovely people at Disney Research have been working on a tactile 3D experience which now allows you to ‘feel’ shapes and contours of images on a screen. The technology uses vibrations which adjust to the on screen image and gives the user the experience of being able to ‘touch’ whatever is being displayed.

For those old enough to remember ‘smellyvision’ as something a tad sci-fi in its feasibility, this takes us a step closer to being able to fully interact with the images we see on our screens. And it’s just so cool too!

Strategy and planning
. If you’re fairly new to marketing and perhaps not actually a marketeer then this article from Smart Insights is a nice introduction to the AIDA model of marketing. It talks through the buying process in stages and gives hints and tips to engage customers at each stage. While we know that the buying process is more linear than the basic funnel approach, it’s a nice way to start getting your head around your approach to engaging customers.
. PR Moment discusses how important building trust is to effective engagement and talks through some simple ways to measure how you’re doing.
. Getting your key influencers to notice you is no easy feat. We all want to see the big names engage with our brand and do our marketing for us but getting them to even visit your site can be a gruelling and thankless task. This post by Tim Ferriss outlines Marc Ecko’s ‘10 rules for getting influencer attention’.

Social media marketing
. If you run competitions on Facebook you’ll probably know they’ve changed to rules about how you manage these. If you’re not yet up to speed with the changes, this article from Smart Insights gives you the lowdown.

Search marketing
. Kath Pay discusses going beyond basic personalisation to integrating search and email marketing using intelligent personalisation to enrich the customer experience. Her talk was part of the International Digital Marketing Summit who have published all of the talks on their website.

Ecommerce
. Econsultancy gives us some tips for managing the effectiveness of ecommerce videos. Yes it IS possible apparently!
. Until now Twitter has not really been a player in terms of ecommerce, but as this article discusses there are plenty of opportunities so it might be worth having a think about how you’d use it once the technology emerges. Which it will!

User experience, analytics and conversion optimisation
. We all know that data can be our best friend and worst enemy. But when it comes to making decisions base don the data we’re analysing how do take that data and use it effectively when talking to others? This post gives you some helpful advice on how to avoid making the data the only focus and how to communicate it to the people around you.

Email marketing and CRM 
. You probably don’t want to think about Christmas just yet but in marketing terms you’re already behind. To get your head in the right place Search Insights has pulled together a list of resources to help you plan, execute and effectively measure your holiday marketing campaigns.
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