Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015–2019 (x86) Step-by-Step Installation Guide

Follow these steps to install XAMPP 32-bit PHP 7.4 on your local machine: 1. Download and Run the Installer

Installing the 32-bit version follows the standard XAMPP procedure:

| Problem | Solution | |--------|----------| | Apache won't start (port 80/443 busy) | Skype, IIS, or VMware uses it → change Apache port to 8080 in httpd.conf | | VCRUNTIME140.dll missing | Install Visual C++ Redistributable 2015-2022 (x86) | | PHP error: ext/curl not found | Uncomment extension=curl in php.ini, copy libssh2.dll from php folder to Apache/bin | | 32-bit memory limit | PHP 32-bit cannot allocate >2GB RAM per process. Use 64-bit for huge apps. | | phpMyAdmin blank page | Increase memory_limit to 256M in php.ini |