WampServer

On a new Win10 laptop, wampserver runs manually, but stops by itself after a few hrs. Apache and MySQL continue running, but the little WampManager icon and its menu are gone till I double-click again on wampmanager.

No apache or mysql error messages.When I restart wampmanager, the icon is green.

How do I keep it running?

And what's the best way to autostart it? net start?

Hi,

Wampmanager (Icon in notification area) is not programmed to stop by itself.

When the icon disappears, look if the system did not put to rest.
Click the double chevron (^) to the left of the notification area.

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Wampserver 3.1.9 32 bit - Apache 2.4.39 - PHP 7.3.7/7.2.20/7.1.30/7.0.33/5.6.40 - MySQL 5.7.26 - MariaDB 10.3.16
Wampserver 3.1.9 64 bit - Apache 2.4.39 - PHP 7.3.7/7.2.20/7.1.30/7.0.33/5.6.40 - MySQL 5.7.26/8.0.16 - MariaDB 10.3.16
PhPMyadmin 4.9.0.1 - MysqlDumper 1.24.5 on W10 and W7 Pro 64 bit
Documentation Apache - Documentation PHP - Documentation MySQL - Wampserver install files & addons
« Ce n'est pas parce qu'ils sont nombreux à avoir tort, qu'ils ont forcément raison. Coluche »
« It's not because they are many to be wrong, they are necessarily right. Coluche »

Of course wampmanager isn't programmed to stop by itself, that'd be stupid. But on this win10 laptop it is stopping by itself nevertheless, which is why I am asking the question!

The icon is not in the wee box opened by the taskbar chevron. Wampmanager is n o longer in the Task Manager list of running programs.

So I ask again:

1. how do I keep it running?

2. How do I autostart it so it need not be started manually?

Hi,

> 1. how do I keep it running?
I do not know, it's not a problem of Wampserver, but a problem of setting your system or Windows 10 itself. For example updates that start surreptitiously and as in Windows 10 can not avoid automatic updates ...

> 2. How do I autostart it so it need not be started manually?
Put the two services wampapache and wampmysqld on automatic start, but you can not access Wampmanager.

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Wampserver 3.1.9 32 bit - Apache 2.4.39 - PHP 7.3.7/7.2.20/7.1.30/7.0.33/5.6.40 - MySQL 5.7.26 - MariaDB 10.3.16
Wampserver 3.1.9 64 bit - Apache 2.4.39 - PHP 7.3.7/7.2.20/7.1.30/7.0.33/5.6.40 - MySQL 5.7.26/8.0.16 - MariaDB 10.3.16
PhPMyadmin 4.9.0.1 - MysqlDumper 1.24.5 on W10 and W7 Pro 64 bit
Documentation Apache - Documentation PHP - Documentation MySQL - Wampserver install files & addons
« Ce n'est pas parce qu'ils sont nombreux à avoir tort, qu'ils ont forcément raison. Coluche »
« It's not because they are many to be wrong, they are necessarily right. Coluche »

> Put the two services wampapache and wampmysqld on automatic start,

As I said in my first message, those two are already autostart services. Wampmanager is not a service and does not autostart.

> but you can not access Wampmanager.

Eh? It's in c:\wamp, and I can access it.

Because wampmanager wasn't autostarting, and was stopping a few hours after I started it manually, I made a shortcut for c:\wamp\wampmanager and put the shortcut in the Quick Launch section of the taskbar so I could restart wampmanager quickly. Note again: apache and mysql are not stopping, only wampmanager is stopping.

I can think of two ways to autostart it: copy the shortcut to the Startup folder, or create a service for wampmanager. Which if either is recommended?

Hi,

> I can think of two ways to autostart it: copy the shortcut to the Startup folder,
It works. Ensure that the shortcut has the option checked: Run as administrator.

> or create a service for wampmanager.
I don't know, I've never tried this option.

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Wampserver 3.1.9 32 bit - Apache 2.4.39 - PHP 7.3.7/7.2.20/7.1.30/7.0.33/5.6.40 - MySQL 5.7.26 - MariaDB 10.3.16
Wampserver 3.1.9 64 bit - Apache 2.4.39 - PHP 7.3.7/7.2.20/7.1.30/7.0.33/5.6.40 - MySQL 5.7.26/8.0.16 - MariaDB 10.3.16
PhPMyadmin 4.9.0.1 - MysqlDumper 1.24.5 on W10 and W7 Pro 64 bit
Documentation Apache - Documentation PHP - Documentation MySQL - Wampserver install files & addons
« Ce n'est pas parce qu'ils sont nombreux à avoir tort, qu'ils ont forcément raison. Coluche »
« It's not because they are many to be wrong, they are necessarily right. Coluche »

Alright, I'll try startup.

BTW the English grammar of your slogan is fractured--my French is limited but I think it should be ...

It's not because they are likely wrong, they are necessarily right.