What is PHP Enginee?
If Xampp is the web server, then is the php enginee apart of the web server?
http://www.php.net/downloads.php
Can you upgrade the php enginee - to support a higher version of php without uninstalling the xampp?
Thanks for advice.
Why not install a current XAMPP?
https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html notes PHP 7.2.4 which is today's current stable version at http://php.net/downloads.php
As to your first question, I feel you forgot some words. From your prior posts it's clear you know what PHP is.
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