WampServer

I have been trying to install Wamp 2 and I can't get it to work properly, I have been reading some other posts and have tried but I can't work it out. When I click 'Put Online' it comes up with a message saying 'could not execute menu item {internal error) ...........The service has not been started'. When I test port 80 in the Apache service bit it comes up with
' Your port 80 is actually used by:
Server: Microsoft IIS/7.0'

Is this IE 7? how do I free port 80?
Thanks

Microsoft IIS/7.0 is not IE7 it is Microsoft internet information server (http server). To free port 80 you'll need to disable/uninstall IIS7

IIS and Apache/Wamp are both web server and might conflict in some way, so you have to disable IIS in order for Wamp to work

Disable IIS in Vista:

Control Panel, Uninstall Programs, Turn Widows Features On or Off, uncheck Internet Information Services

Disable IIS in XP:

Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Add/Remove Windows Components, uncheck Internet Information Services (IIS)

Restart computer, then restart Wamp

Also, open file hosts in folder C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc and make sure you have only this line and nothing else

127.0.0.1 localhost

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Thanks very much, i didn't even know I had IIS on this computer. I have done what you said and it works now but @yfastud in the file hosts folder I have 6 files of which don't include the one you specified, is this a problem?
Thanks, Matt

you should only have 1 file host if you copy and paste this line in the address

C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc

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I copied and pasted that and I have these following 6 files:


hosts
hosts.ics
lmhosts.sam
networks
protocol
services

Matt

it's the first file ;-)

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c2dan Wrote:
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> Microsoft IIS/7.0 is not IE7 it is Microsoft
> internet information server (http server). To free
> port 80 you'll need to disable/uninstall IIS7


Thank you so much! This helped me to solve my problem!

Dee

Hi,

You could alternate both Apache and IIS.

Apache can be set to use 8080

[localhost] ==> This will be the new address for the Web access of the WAMP Server

Edit your "httpd.conf" file in two places for "80"

NOTE:
a. Ensure that the appropriate Apache version is selected.
WAMP Server > Apache > Version > Click on the desired version

b. After making the changes - restart your services
WAMP Server > Restart All Services


This is what I use:

-----------------------------------------
#Lab Tester - 021909 - Changed to 8080
#Listen 80
Listen 8080

#Lab Tester - 021909 - - Changed to 8080
#ServerName localhost:80
ServerName localhost:8080
-----------------------------------------

Let me know if this helped or should I be aware of some thing else?

Regards,
Lab Tester

@yfastud do I need to delete the others? or just leave it?
Matt

no, if you meant the other files beside the host file, and yes, if you meant the lines inside the host file except this and only this line
127.0.0.1 localhost

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