How to update php version 5.3.8 into php version 5.6

Question

I use Facebook integration using CodeIgniter and I use PHP version 5.3.8 and when I click on Facebook login page it will show the error.

"Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Exception' with message 'The Facebook SDK v4 requires PHP version 5.4 or higher.' in C:\xampp\htdocs\coaherr_test\autoload.php:32 Stack trace: #0 C:\xampp\htdocs\coaherr_test\fbconfig.php(4): require_once() #1 {main} thrown in C:\xampp\htdocs\coaherr_test\autoload.php on line 32"

How to resolve this issue.

Answer 1

Upgrade your xampp

1. Download latest portable version of XAMPP .
2. Extract the archive(not where XAMPP already installed).
3. Copy the PHP folder from the extracted archive.
4. Keep back up of htdocs folder which is in installed XAMPP directory. ...
5. Paste the htdocs folder which you copied from the extracted archive.

Answer 2

1. backup Your all htdocs files and Mysql databases(keep backup outside XAMPP folder. ex: place it on another drive).
2. Uninstall XAMPP completely
3. and Download Setup here
4. Install it and place your files and databases.