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Before you tell me to search, I'VE DONE THAT! I've tried every single thing there is, to make Apache work. I have the latest version Wamp. Port 80 is free, i've tried to change the ports, i don't have Skype installed, i've tried to install without firewall and antivirus (ZoneAlarm PRO and AVG Antivirus). I've tried a "clean install". But still NOTHING HELPS! Apache won't simply start! Is there anything I can do to start it?

are you on a router or network? are you on a lan?

Yes, wireless. Should i use some kind of port forwarding? I don't really need the server to connect to the internet, I just want to use it for myself to preview webdesigns on php applications before I upload them...

[forum.wampserver.com]

"Apache won't simply start!"
You mean you don't see wamp icon in bottom right at all or just your local wireless units can't access your host? Please, be more specific.

well, won't simply install (or start) the menu is almost greyed out, only available choices are install, test port 80, and uninstall Apache. When i click install, it says "port 80 is free, continue to install by clicking enter" and when i do, the command prompt window disappears. Clicking uninstall doesn't make anyhting happen. Also, the Apache module isn't any help, and Apache (or wampapache) is not visible in my Services-list. Specific enough?

Did you perform clean uninstall wampserver or any wamp pakage ever used before re-install? If not, search this forum for clean uninstall.
Hope this help,

Yeah i've given clean uninstall a try, but it didn't work. I'll try again to clean uninstall and then install without firewall or antivirus

Ok, try it then post back here.
Remember to disable firewall if use SP2. For 3-party firewall (i.e, Norton or McAfee), enable port 80 accessible on both computers. For router, do port forward to host and also enable port 80, too.
Hope this help,

please note that many people have complained in previous posts here about having problems with Norton and Apache.

No, clean install without firewall/antivirus didn't work. And i don't use Norton, i use ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm Pro.

So what is the funcion of ZoneAlarm; it's one type of firewall, too. Thus, the answer still the same, you need to enable local network and port 80 accessible.
Hope this help,
Ps, If you don't mind, try to disable or even uninstall ZoneAlarm, try it and hope you don't get the same problem this time.
Might try to check this post because people have the similar problem
[forum.wampserver.com]

I have Zone Alarm firewall too with XP SP2, and no problems with wamp,apache or mysql.

Ok, then it isn't apparently my firewall...

I really can't understand why this isn't working. I've had Wamp installed before, and i remember there was a problem with Apache then too, but i THINK i solved it by starting the service from the services-list. That doesn't work now when the whole service doesn't show up.

Is your ISP blocking port 80? Some ISP''s block that port to keep their uses from running a webserver from their computers.

To test if port 80 is being blocked, we will change the port apache uses (listens to) to a different port. Open your httpd.conf file, and find this line:
Listen 80

Change it to:
Listen 81

Save the file. We have now set apache to use port 81. Try to start apache again. If it now starts, then your ISP is blocking port 80. You will now have to access your localhost with your web browser like this:
http://localhost:81
[localhost]

If apache still does not start, then open up your httpd.conf file, and change the Listen 81 back to Listen 80. Save the file, and try to start apache again. Now please post the last 15 lines from your apache error log. Apache stores the newest lines at the very bottom of the file, that is why I need the last 15 lines, not the first 15 lines.
C:\wamp\logs\apache_error.log



Post Edited (05-26-06 23:34)

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I've tried changing the port, but it didn't work then, and it didn't work now. Here's all the lines from the error log that were added today:

[Sun Apr 23 10:15:53 2006] [warn] pid file C:/Program Files/wamp/Apache2/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run?
[Sun Apr 23 10:15:53 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Win32) PHP/5.1.2 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Sun Apr 23 10:15:53 2006] [notice] Server built: Oct 9 2005 19:16:56
[Sun Apr 23 10:15:54 2006] [notice] Parent: Created child process 1976
[Sun Apr 23 10:15:56 2006] [notice] Child 1976: Child process is running
[Sun Apr 23 10:15:56 2006] [notice] Child 1976: Acquired the start mutex.
[Sun Apr 23 10:15:56 2006] [notice] Child 1976: Starting 250 worker threads.
[Sun Apr 23 14:22:26 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Win32) PHP/5.1.2 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Sun Apr 23 14:22:26 2006] [notice] Server built: Oct 9 2005 19:16:56
[Sun Apr 23 14:22:26 2006] [notice] Parent: Created child process 2312
[Sun Apr 23 14:22:27 2006] [notice] Child 2312: Child process is running
[Sun Apr 23 14:22:27 2006] [notice] Child 2312: Acquired the start mutex.
[Sun Apr 23 14:22:28 2006] [notice] Child 2312: Starting 250 worker threads.
[Sun Apr 23 21:38:45 2006] [notice] Parent: Received shutdown signal -- Shutting down the server.
[Sun Apr 23 21:38:45 2006] [notice] Child 2312: Exit event signaled. Child process is ending.
[Sun Apr 23 21:38:46 2006] [notice] Child 2312: Released the start mutex
[Sun Apr 23 21:38:47 2006] [notice] Child 2312: Waiting for 250 worker threads to exit.
[Sun Apr 23 21:38:47 2006] [notice] Child 2312: All worker threads have exited.
[Sun Apr 23 21:38:47 2006] [notice] Child 2312: Child process is exiting
[Sun Apr 23 21:38:47 2006] [notice] Parent: Child process exited successfully.

Reading through the error log, i see that the warn about the http.pid file appears many times. Could this be the reason it doesn't work?



Post Edited (05-27-06 13:46)

I am not seeing any errors from apache in the log. are you using windows xp pro, windows 2000, or windows 2003?. they all come with a webserer called IIS. if IIS is running apache will not start because IIS is using port 80. do you have skype running? for some stupid reason, the authors of skype decited to use port 80. so if skype is running, apache will not start.

Using WinXP home, haven't installed IIS afterwards, and i don't have Skype installed, as i stated in my first post.

Windows XP home does not come with IIS. Have you installed EasyPHP before? There have been many support requests from people having problems getting wamp to work after uninstalling EasyPHP. Seems easyphp does not do a complete uninstall and causes some problems.

You may also want to try installing a different WAMP package like apachefriends or apache2triad:

www.apachefriends.org
www.apache2triad.net

I prefer apachefriends over apache2triad. I recommend you install apachefriends first, because it does not add any items in your windows registry, and if you uninstall it, it does a complete uninstall.

Hello All,

I have The same problem on apache server not running but using easyphp;it was working for one week and then suddenly stops.

I have done everything you have mentioned before i go to this forum.(ie:fresh and clean uninstall,regedit,exclude program and ports from firewall,change the http.conf file to listen to many ports,shutdown,and-or uninstall firewall and antivirus,.......).I have tested the port and it isn't blocked nor by ISP,nor by router,and nor by (IIS,Skype and or none of the program as i used "netstat -a" in the cmd prompt.

I Am Using Windows XP Professional Edition.

When i checked the port 80 on netstat it gives that nothing but the system with status "timewait" as the system is waiting for someone to take it and suddenly now the Internet explorer!!! don't know why...

Any way This is my log file error on apache:

[Wed Nov 23 14:19:07 2011] [notice] Apache/2.2.21 (Win32) PHP/5.3.8 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Wed Nov 23 14:19:07 2011] [notice] Server built: Sep 10 2011 11:34:11
[Wed Nov 23 14:19:07 2011] [notice] Parent: Created child process 536
[Wed Nov 23 14:19:08 2011] [notice] Child 536: Child process is running
[Wed Nov 23 14:19:08 2011] [crit] (OS 10022)An invalid argument was supplied. : Child 536: setup_inherited_listeners(), WSASocket failed to open the inherited socket.
[Wed Nov 23 14:19:08 2011] [crit] Parent: child process exited with status 3 -- Aborting.


Can Someone help me with further technical and point of views...?

Thanks in Advance