MySQL version 5.6 ok?

[sorvani]

Originally Posted by joligario

I'm using MySQL 5.6.16 packaged with XAMPP and it works fine. As sorvani said, that is not out of the box specifically, but the version will work.

I would assume that the XAMPP devs setup MySQL to match prior versions. In the default install of a clean MySQL 5.6 the advanced options no longer pop up for a number of settings that we setup. Again, it is simply a configuration issue I never bothered to look at.

This is why I never cared about 5.6. I am planning to go this route next time I install from scratch.

Originally Posted by Akkadius

I'd recommend using MariaDB10.0, I have yet to write up my Wiki articles explaining a bunch of server things but I have the EZ Server now running on MariaDB10.0 x64. Big performance boosts especially if you configure your my.ini correctly.

[knowom]

Originally Posted by sorvani

I would assume that the XAMPP devs setup MySQL to match prior versions. In the default install of a clean MySQL 5.6 the advanced options no longer pop up for a number of settings that we setup. Again, it is simply a configuration issue I never bothered to look at.

This is why I never cared about 5.6. I am planning to go this route next time I install from scratch.

I have a tweaked version of XAMPP 1.8.2 that I modded some versions to match the old EQemu guide requirements made mention of.

XAMPP 1.8.2 (username = root/password = admin) - I recommended you change the password at the very least which is easy to do from control panel>>apache>>admin>>security.

Here's what's included.
XAMPP Control Panel v3.2.1
phpMyAdmin 4.0.8
PHP 5.4.19
Apache 2.4.4.0
MySQL 5.5.32
Perl Version 5.12.3

For me it's been working great it's simple and easy to use and it's a portable XAMPP installation! Just unzip the XAMPP folder to C:\ so it reads C:\xampp then just open the control panel and check apache and mysql services then use the admin panel to either.

If someone would like to try it here it is.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1Y...it?usp=sharing