After trying various procedures to get MySQL running again I have failed to get a stable build. So, I did what any good developer would do in this situation.
I nuked XAMPP and looked for another solution.
I was going to install Apache, MariaDB and PHP individually, then configure them. It would be a lot of work but it should be stable.
Laziness is one of the Three Great Virtues of a programmer, though, so I figured XAMPP couldn’t be the only install package that would get me the development environment I need set up on my computer. I did some searching around and came upon WAMPServer (https://www.wampserver.com/). It sets up all the things I need like XAMPP did. I went ahead and downloaded the installer, then ran it to get things set up.
Here’s where I ran into the fist (and only) snag. A big warning came up saying I didn’t have the proper updates for Visual C++ installed and to cancel the install. Bother.
I cancelled the install, went and downloaded the necessary Visual C++ updates, then got them installed.
I launched the WampServer installer again and got past the warning message. A good sign, that. I continued on with the install, which went smoothly. I like it when things go smoothly.
I started up the WAMP services, launched a browser, then went to localhost. Success! I got the default homepage for the WAMP server. I went to the PhpMyAdmin page and created a new database with MariaDB. Everything looks good there. I did a phpinfo() test and got all the information for the PHP server running on the machine. Everything seems to be working and stable.
Caliwandalous! I’m back in the web app development game.
Now, I’ll have to work with this for a while and see if it remains stable or if for some reason MariaDB starts crashing on me. I’m hoping it doesn’t as setting up another dev environment, most likely installing and configuring each individual component will be a Pain In The Ass.
I hope whatever your dev environment (the thing you rely on to get things done, it doesn’t have to be a programming environment) is working well for you, my Hordeling.
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