How to run php 5.2.X with Laragon?

[meentix]

Hi,

Im using Windows 64bit Professional and Laragon 6. How can i run php 5.2.X versions? They are compiled in VC6 but I dont find any apache vc6 compiled version working with it?!? :-(

Thanks and Regards,
Christian

[alxndr-w]

PHP 5.2 was EOL 14 years ago. Following semantic versioning, you could still use PHP 5.6.x

Have a look at https://github.com/leokhoa/laragon/wiki/%5BTutorial%5D-How-to-add-another-PHP-version-(PHP-8.3.4) and have a look at the past versions, https://windows.php.net/downloads/releases/archives/ – PHP 5.6.x needs VC11

You might need to downgrade Apache, too: https://www.apachelounge.com/download/additional/

[meentix]

Unfortunately I really need php 5.2 for fixing and migrating an old Mambo 4.5.5 / Joomla 1.5.26 installation. And its not working with php 5.6.X

php 5.2.X is running in nts version now with laragon, but no extensions are loading / selectable in menu and the (laragon autogenerated) php.ini consists only of

[mail function]
sendmail_path="C:/laragon/bin/sendmail/sendmail.exe"

So what can I do?