Help with Instant WP

[Sunbanque]

I'm running InstantWp I just upgraded to WP 5.6.1

It takes a while to actually load up to get to the page where I login
It also runs slow
I built a page a put in link on the page
in the view mode I click on the link and get this
" Your server is running PHP version 5.4.45 but WordPress 5.6.1 requires at least 5.6.20 "

I'm running Win 7 , i5 , 2.6Ghz , 64-bit

Is there any way to speed InstantWP up and upgrade the PHP
I'm new to all this

my contact is Joel@sunbanque.ca

Thank You

[popsy-blue]

In order to update PHP you need to update the underlying alpine linux.

1. Set in the config file "ShowQEMUWindow=yes"
2. Make a back-up of the file "iwpserver-2.1.1.qcow2" (you can delete this after step 4 is successful)
3. Start InstantWP
4. Update Alpine Linux (follow the instructions here: Upgrading Alpine)
5. Re-Start InstantWP

[Sunbanque]

Popsy-Blue
Where do I find See "100 with instructions on how to update Alpine (and php, mysql)."

I went to Upgrading Alpine and really don't understand how to upgrade the PHP
Can I call you , and you can walk me through this or I would really appreciate this .. Thank You

[popsy-blue]

Hi there,
this is issue #100 with the description (see my comment on 15th February).

Follow the indicated steps there and once you reach step 4, you follow the exact instructions in the following section on the linked page Upgrading to latest release.

[popsy-blue]

@Sunbanque I strongly recommend that you edit your comment(s) and remove your personal information.

[Sunbanque]

@Sunbanque I strongly recommend that you edit your comment(s) and remove your personal information.
Thank You
I removed my personal Information and and what comments should I edit?

[Lmasebe]

I used #98 method and it worked perfectly for me.