Historically, XAMPP was designed to be lightweight and easy to install. In the early 2000s, 32-bit architecture was the standard for personal computers. Consequently, early versions of XAMPP were natively built for 32-bit systems.
| Component | Version Example | Role | |-----------|----------------|------| | | 2.4.46 | HTTP web server | | MariaDB | 10.4.17 | Database server (drop-in replacement for MySQL) | | PHP | 7.4.x | Server-side scripting (32-bit) | | phpMyAdmin | 5.0.4 | Database management UI | | Perl | 5.32.x | Additional scripting language support | | OpenSSL | 1.1.1h | Secure connections | | FileZilla FTP | 0.9.41 | FTP server module (optional) | | Tomcat | 8.5.57 | Java servlet support (optional) | xampp 32 1
Yes. Download the 32-bit MariaDB zip and replace the mysql folder contents. Ensure you use the same port. Historically, XAMPP was designed to be lightweight and