



Now rename your ‘xampp’ folder to ‘xampp-old’.Now stop both Apachee and MySQL servers and quit the xampp control panel.This will create a SQL file named “ all-db-dump.sql” that contains all the databases in MySQL server.If you don’t have any password just press enter. If you have different user for databases then change the value ‘ root’ with username.run the following command mysqldump -u root -p -all-databases > all-db-dump.sql.Open XAMPP Control Panel as an Administrator.Cause backing up all the databases one by one and then importing them to the new server is a long and really boring task.įollow the steps below and your XAMPP will be updated in no time! BACKUP OLD DATA! And most often this is the main reason why most people do not update XAMPP very often. Moving all the databases to the new server.This portion is easy, just a simple copy paste will do the trick. While updating XAMPP we basically face 2 challenges So copy pasting the mysql data files from old to new xampp won’t work anymore! THE CHALLENGES! Since XAMPP 5.5.30 and 5.6.14, XAMPP ships MariaDB instead of MySQL. XAMPP no longer comes with the MySQL server.

If you are updating XAMPP after a long time like me than be ready for some major changes. Well, finally here is an easy to understand, step by step guide to upgrade XAMPP that actually works. I had to write this article cause I couldn’t find any complete solution to help people out with updating XAMPP in Windows.
