The main configuration file is php.ini. Its location varies by OS:
PHP 7.1.3 uses OpenSSL 1.0.2, which does not support TLS 1.3. If your legacy app tries to connect to a modern API (Stripe, GitHub, etc.), the connection may fail. Workaround: Force TLS 1.2 in your cURL options: xampp php 7.1.3
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSLVERSION, CURL_SSLVERSION_TLSv1_2);
A: Yes, using Rosetta 2. The Intel installer works. However, performance may be slower. Consider Docker as an alternative. The main configuration file is php