Configure php version in httpd-vhosts.conf (Virtual Host)

arcanisgk

hi, is there any way to configure laragon so that by configuring virtual hosts; can run more than one version of php at the same time, for example:

vhost1.me == 5.6.1
vhost2.me == 7.2
vhost3.me == 7.4
vhost4.me == 8.2

ignoring the option that can be changed with a click. I need to see the same development with two versions of php running at the same time since; In 5.6.1 I have an api and in 7.2 and 7.4 a development that consumes it and I am migrating these last two to 8.0

I have seen file settings httpd-vhosts.conf:

<Directory "C:\laragon\my_old_project1">
<FilesMatch ".php$">
SetHandler application/x-httpd-php56-cgi
</FilesMatch>
</Directory>

<Directory "C:\laragon\my_old_project2">
<FilesMatch ".php$">
SetHandler application/x-httpd-php56-cgi
</FilesMatch>
</Directory>

but I can't get it to work ... mainly this I can't find:

SetEnv PHPRC "\path\to\xampp\php"

arcanisgk

I have already solved it, as follows:

Following this post from the site in English to XAMPP:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/49586592/4717133

And My Spanish POST:
https://es.stackoverflow.com/a/432920/46896

With some changes to make it work on Laragon.
The PHP NTS (non thread safe) versions are NOT compatible with Laragon.

Step 1: Download PHP

Download the versions of PHP that we are going to use, and unzip them and take them to the php directory in Laragon: C:\laragon\bin\php ewhere we place them, we must place ourselves a friendly name such as: \php70\ o \php72\ o \php74\ whatever the scenario; Very important we must verify that each version has the file php-cgi.exe since some old versions of php did not incorporate it; and this is a requirement.

Step 2: Configure php.ini

In each version of php that we will use we must go to the file C:\laragon\bin\php\php##\php.ini (where ## is the version of php) in a code or text editor. If the file does not exist, copy php.ini-development to php.ini and open it. Then we will find and uncomment the following line:

extension_dir = "ext"

and we will modify it:

extension_dir =  "C:/laragon/bin/php/php72/ext"

with this we will make sure that php points to the correct directory of its extensions.

Step 3: Configure apache

go directly to the apache configuration directory: C:\laragon\bin\apache\httpd-2.4.35-win64-VC15\conf (it may vary depending on the version of apache used) and open with a code or text editor the file httpd.conf for each version of php that we want to use we must create an http alias and execute the corresponding php-cgi, this must be placed at the end of the file:

# Example for php 7.2:

ScriptAlias /php72 "C:/laragon/bin/php/php72"
Action application/x-httpd-php72-cgi /php72/php-cgi.exe
<Directory "C:/laragon/bin/php/php72">
    AllowOverride None
    Options None
    Require all denied
    <Files "php-cgi.exe">
        Require all granted
    </Files>
</Directory>

# Example for php 7.4:

ScriptAlias /php74 "C:/laragon/bin/php/php74"
Action application/x-httpd-php74-cgi /php74/php-cgi.exe
<Directory "C:/laragon/bin/php/php74">
    AllowOverride None
    Options None
    Require all denied
    <Files "php-cgi.exe">
        Require all granted
    </Files>
</Directory>

Note: You can add more versions of PHP to your Paragon installation by following steps 1-3 if you wish.

Step 4: Configure Virtual Host

We must go to the directory: C:\laragon\etc\apache2\sites-enabled which is the place where Laragon has the Virtual Host configuration files; Depending on which projects we have, we must open each configuration file with a code or text editor:

Original:

<VirtualHost *:80> 
    DocumentRoot "C:/laragon/www/prueba/"
    ServerName prueba.me
    ServerAlias *.prueba.me
    <Directory "C:/laragon/www/prueba/">
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Modified:

<VirtualHost *:80> 
    DocumentRoot "C:/laragon/www/prueba/"
    ServerName prueba.me
    ServerAlias *.prueba.me
    <Directory "C:/laragon/www/prueba/">
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    <FilesMatch "\.php$">
        SetHandler application/x-httpd-php72-cgi
        #SetHandler application/x-httpd-php74-cgi
    </FilesMatch>
</VirtualHost>

where the defined SetHandler will refer to the Alias to use.
and We finish by restarting the web services or the computer.

I did not find or get the error:

Update for Error: malformed header from script 'php-cgi.exe': Bad
header

no need to define, modify or use the runtime environment variable:

SetEnv PHPRC "\\ruta\\a\\php\\"

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Thanks @arcanisgk! 🍻