Stackyard 1.1.0

Mail, Xdebug, PHP extensions and database backups.

Downloads

• Stackyard-1.1.0-win-x64.zip: everything.
• Stackyard-1.1.0-lite-win-x64.zip: the same without MySQL and PostgreSQL.

Right-click the zip > Properties > Unblock, then unzip. Updating from 1.0.x: quit Stackyard and copy the new Stackyard.exe over the old one. Your bin\, www\, data\ and config\ stay as they are. To get Mailpit too, copy bin\mailpit\ from the zip, or use Tools & PATH > Check for updates.

New

• Mailpit (mail catcher) as a fourth service. PHP's mail() delivers to it instead of sending anything, and Open inbox shows the messages. For Laravel and other apps with their own SMTP settings: host 127.0.0.1, port 1025, no user, no encryption. Ports are in Settings > Ports; new versions come through Check for updates.
• PHP configuration: the Configure button next to PHP in Tools & PATH.
  • Xdebug: downloaded from xdebug.org for your PHP version (checked against its SHA-256) and switched on with one click. Step debugging on port 9003, only when a request asks for it (XDEBUG_SESSION cookie or ?XDEBUG_SESSION=1), so normal pages stay fast.
  • Extensions: turn them on or off with checkboxes; the choice applies to every PHP version. A change PHP cannot load (e.g. a DLL it needs is missing) is undone, with PHP's message.
• Database backups: Back up next to a running MySQL or PostgreSQL writes a .sql file to backup\databases\ (MySQL: every database except the system ones; PostgreSQL: everything, with roles). Load it with Adminer's Import, or mysql / psql.
• Data folder warning: different MySQL and PostgreSQL series keep their databases in different folders (data\mysql-8.4, data\postgresql-18...). Switching to a version whose folder is still empty now tells you where your databases are.

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