orangehrm 3.3.3 installation error on Windows & Using XAMPP

Question

I've been trying to instal OrangeHRM 3.3.3 just so I could test it out using XAMPP on my Windows & machine but I'm stuck on a certain page. Here are the issues I've encountered:

1. I Had to dive into the code and update all PHP functions from "mysql" to "mysqli"
2. I have installed Apache and MySQL as services on my PC.
3. I have edited $this->dbuser = ''; root $this->dbpass = ''; MyRootUserPassword "************"

Yet I still can't get past Database Configuration. Please see Screenshot Inset. Someone Please give me pointers on what to do?

Cheers. Screenshot

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Answer 1

So I found out that OrangeHrm 3.3.3 doesn't work with PHP 7, it only works with PHP 5 and below. After installing Xampp with PHP version 5, I was able to install Orangehrm with no issues. I expect the next update to include PHP 7 support.