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A Reliable and Efficient Local Development Environment with XAMPP and PHP 7.4

operator was added, allowing you to assign a value to a variable only if it is currently null (e.g., $data['id'] ??= $defaultId; Spread Operator in Arrays : Support for the

7. Debugging and IDE Integration

Step 4: Copy Configuration Files

Conclusion: Is XAMPP with PHP 7.4 Right for You?

2. True PHP 7.4 compatibility

Many legacy apps (e.g., Magento 2.3, Drupal 8, older CI3 projects) require PHP 7.4. XAMPP delivers it reliably without breaking extensions.