apache friends – xampp for windows
The good news is that there is a new version, 1.5.2. The bad news is that I did not find a way to upgrade. I ended up uninstalling the old version and installing a new version. For me that was not a big loss. I had been playing around with a private blog and ftp server. I opted to not save the Mysql files used by the blog. The ftp server was the critical element for me since I use it to transfer files between PCs at a non-profit I help out. I have other ways to transfer files but ftp is real convenient and fast.
Now for the gotchas! To uninstall you need to uninstall the services first. At least for me the uninstall/install process did not work without messages until I uninstalled the services. There were several files that were locked until I uninstalled the services. Maybe its just me but I do not like seeing message windows saying the installation process cannot update files that are in use.
- Go to the Apache directory and run the batch file, apache_uninstallservice.
- Go to the Mysql directory and run the batch file, mysql_unistallservice.
- To uninstall Filezillaserver service you run the executable and it will ask you if you want to shutdown the service. Click on the Yes button. Run the executable a second time and it will ask you if you want to start the service. Click on the No button. A second window will appear and it will ask if you want to Uninstall Service. Click on the Yes button to uninstall the service.
Now when you install the XAMPP the files will be updated and the services will be installed with the standard messages.