Instead of installing an old XAMPP globally, consider switching to .
How to Download XAMPP with PHP 7.4 (And Why You Might Need It)
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If you are reading this, you likely have a specific requirement:
However, if you just need a simple, static local environment for a single legacy project—downloading XAMPP 7.4.30 is the fastest solution. Don't let the PHP police shame you for using 7.4 locally. We have all been there—trying to get a 2019 WooCommerce store to run on a 2024 machine.
Instead, you need to navigate to the (SourceForge). Step 2: Download the correct archived version XAMPP stopped including PHP 7.4 by default starting with version 8.0.0 . Therefore, you need the last version that still bundled PHP 7.4.