Upgrading PHP version

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spacebiscuit
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Upgrading PHP version

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Hi guys,

Now that i have solvedmy session variables problems I want to upgrade my php version to the latest.

Is this easy to do, I think I have read that you can drop the latest dll file into the directory and update the php.ini file. These seems to work but when you run Apache it gives a warning message about the possibility of instability.

Which is the correct method, all theguide online seem to cater for linux versions and not Windows.

Many thanks in advance.

Rob.
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Remove all the DLL's, exe's and such from PHP's installation directory. Unpack the new install from a downloaded zip.
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I don't seem to have a php folder and exe, my install was part of an Apache package that was preconfigured with PHP and Perl.

I do have php dll's in my Apache root though.

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all of the binary files have PHP indicators in them, inside the extended file properties.. remove them all. You may need to make some alterations to Apache's configuration. Follow the installation instructions that come with PHP.
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