Even with a clean install, you may encounter problems. Here are the most frequent ones.
XAMPP is a stack of software that provides a comprehensive development environment for web applications. It includes:
PHP 7.1.3 still includes mcrypt but throws a deprecation warning. In PHP 7.2+, it’s gone. If your app relies heavily on mcrypt_encrypt(), you have three options:
Given that this is a legacy version, you may need to adjust the following settings for compatibility: xampp php 7.1.3
; Maximum execution time for legacy scripts max_execution_time = 180; Memory limit (many old scripts are memory-hungry) memory_limit = 256M
; Error reporting – turn OFF for production, but keep E_ALL for dev error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED & ~E_STRICT display_errors = On
; Deprecated Mcrypt (removed in PHP 7.2, but 7.1.3 still has it) extension=php_mcrypt.dll ; Windows ; extension=mcrypt.so ; Linux Even with a clean install, you may encounter problems
; OpenSSL extension=php_openssl.dll
; Allow short open tags? Many legacy apps depend on it. short_open_tag = On
; Upload sizes for legacy file managers upload_max_filesize = 64M post_max_size = 68M</div> <
<?php $page_title = 'Dashboard'; require_once 'config/database.php'; include 'includes/header.php'; ?><div class="dashboard"> <h2>Welcome to Contact Manager</h2>
<?php // Get statistics $result = $conn->query("SELECT COUNT(*) as total FROM contacts"); $total_contacts = $result->fetch_assoc()['total']; ?> <div class="stats"> <div class="stat-card"> <h3><?php echo $total_contacts; ?></h3> <p>Total Contacts</p> </div> </div> <div class="recent-contacts"> <h3>Recent Contacts</h3> <?php $recent = $conn->query("SELECT * FROM contacts ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 5"); if ($recent->num_rows > 0) echo '<table class="contact-table">'; echo '<tr><th>Name</th><th>Email</th><th>Phone</th></tr>'; while($row = $recent->fetch_assoc()) echo "<tr>"; echo "<td>" . htmlspecialchars($row['name']) . "</td>"; echo "<td>" . htmlspecialchars($row['email']) . "</td>"; echo "<td>" . htmlspecialchars($row['phone']) . "</td>"; echo "</tr>"; echo '</table>'; else echo '<p>No contacts found.</p>'; ?> </div></div>
<?php include 'includes/footer.php'; ?>