PHP 7: Missing VCRUNTIME140.dll

Question

I have an error when I start PHP 7 on Windows. When I run php on the command line, it returns a message box with system error:

The p

Answer 1

I got same error and found that my Microsoft Visual C++ is 32 bit and Windows is 64 bit. I tried to install WAMP 7 32 bit and the problem was solved.

Maybe we need to install WAMP 32 bit if Visual Studio is 32 bit. And vice versa.