apache not working on xampp win7

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itsmeurdude 0 Newbie Poster

12 Years Ago

help please!!!

i have installed xampp v3.1.0.3.1.0

it seems that my apache is not really working

everytime i click once apache it turns yellow then says

9:39:44 PM  [Apache]    Status change detected: stopped
9:39:44 PM  [Apache]    Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
9:39:44 PM  [Apache]    This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies, 
9:39:44 PM  [Apache]    improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
9:39:44 PM  [Apache]    Check the "/xampp/apache/logs/error.log" file
9:39:44 PM  [Apache]    and the Windows Event Viewer for more clues

help please what to do?

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exactprecisions 0 Newbie Poster

12 Years Ago

Please paste the contents of /xampp/apache/logs/error.log

fobos 19 Posting Whiz in Training

12 Years Ago

That because something is using port 80. in the control panel, there is a button called port check. It will tell you what program is using that port.

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itsmeurdude 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 1 · 2012-12-18T07:26:34+00:00

im sorry but i found nothing...its empty what should i do?

dean8710 -3 Junior Poster in Training · Answer 2 · 2012-12-27T03:34:24+00:00

always happened to me, the best way is:

Uninstall xampp
Re-install xampp

but make sure back-up all the files

rfrapp 17 Junior Poster in Training · Answer 3 · 2012-12-27T05:12:42+00:00

Try uninstalling Xampp and installing Wamp server. I had the same issue, and I couldn't get xampp to work at all. So I installed Wamp, and it still wasn't working. I had to go into the httpd.config file and change the listen port from 80 to 8080. Then when you want to go to your sever you have to type either 127.0.0.1:8080 or localhost:8080. Hope that helped some!

veedeoo 474 Junior Poster Featured Poster · Answer 4 · 2012-12-27T17:00:36+00:00

It is all about port 80, the windows just won't allow it. Check your firewall settings or whatever windows security they have. If you have a flash drive handy, and if interested in discovering other server apps, try portable nginx.. this is one fast server, but there is a limitation though nginx does not support .htaccess. I could help re-writing a minor .htaccess to nginx equivalent mod-rewrite. As long as it is not one full page..