Q:

Laravel local insists PHP 7.1.5 even though WAMP running PHP 5.6.32

I have a WAMP installation and selected PHP 5.6.32 as the version to run.
When I run php artisan serve, the phpinfo() call returns PHP 7.1.5 Development Server
My host has PHP version 5.6.32 installed and I'd like to get Laravel working locally with something other than PHP 7.
What can I do here as the deployment to my host isn't working.
I'm running Laravel version 5.5.32

A:

Yes you need to go down in Laravel Version 5.4 or lower,
https://laravel.com/docs/5.4
** Or you need to upgrade your WAMP PHP to 7 which is required for Laravel 5.5
If you read the docs it will tell you what is required in order to run version of Laravel. It is indicated in to very top of the page under requirements
Good luck with the development

