Error: Apache HTTP Server has encountered a problem and needs to close
Posted by: mickdeman (---.static.tpgi.com.au)
Date: August 20, 2009 02:30AM

Hello,


I have just installed WAMP. But when I click Start All Services I get "Apache HTTP Server has encountered a problem and needs to close"

the apache errror log reads:

[Thu Aug 20 10:20:07 2009] [notice] Apache/2.2.11 (Win32) PHP/5.3.0 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Thu Aug 20 10:20:07 2009] [notice] Server built: Dec 10 2008 00:10:06
[Thu Aug 20 10:20:07 2009] [error] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : Parent: Could not set child process stdout
[Thu Aug 20 10:20:07 2009] [notice] Child 216: Child process is running
[Thu Aug 20 10:20:10 2009] [crit] (OS 109)The pipe has been ended. : Child 216: Unable to retrieve the ready event from the parent
[Thu Aug 20 10:20:54 2009] [warn] pid file C:/wamp/bin/apache/Apache2.2.11/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run?
[Thu Aug 20 10:20:54 2009] [notice] Apache/2.2.11 (Win32) PHP/5.3.0 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Thu Aug 20 10:20:54 2009] [notice] Server built: Dec 10 2008 00:10:06
[Thu Aug 20 10:20:54 2009] [error] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : Parent: Could not set child process stdout
[Thu Aug 20 10:20:54 2009] [notice] Child 2964: Child process is running
[Thu Aug 20 10:20:57 2009] [crit] (OS 109)The pipe has been ended. : Child 2964: Unable to retrieve the ready event from the parent
[Thu Aug 20 10:22:53 2009] [warn] pid file C:/wamp/bin/apache/Apache2.2.11/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run?
[Thu Aug 20 10:22:53 2009] [notice] Apache/2.2.11 (Win32) PHP/5.3.0 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Thu Aug 20 10:22:53 2009] [notice] Server built: Dec 10 2008 00:10:06
[Thu Aug 20 10:22:53 2009] [error] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : Parent: Could not set child process stdout
[Thu Aug 20 10:22:53 2009] [notice] Child 3028: Child process is running
[Thu Aug 20 10:23:05 2009] [crit] (OS 109)The pipe has been ended. : Child 3028: Unable to retrieve the ready event from the parent
[Thu Aug 20 10:26:12 2009] [warn] pid file C:/wamp/bin/apache/Apache2.2.11/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run?
[Thu Aug 20 10:26:12 2009] [notice] Apache/2.2.11 (Win32) PHP/5.3.0 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Thu Aug 20 10:26:12 2009] [notice] Server built: Dec 10 2008 00:10:06
[Thu Aug 20 10:26:12 2009] [error] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : Parent: Could not set child process stdout
[Thu Aug 20 10:26:12 2009] [notice] Child 2212: Child process is running
[Thu Aug 20 10:26:15 2009] [crit] (OS 109)The pipe has been ended. : Child 2212: Unable to retrieve the ready event from the parent
[Thu Aug 20 10:27:14 2009] [warn] pid file C:/wamp/bin/apache/Apache2.2.11/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run?
[Thu Aug 20 10:27:14 2009] [notice] Apache/2.2.11 (Win32) PHP/5.3.0 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Thu Aug 20 10:27:14 2009] [notice] Server built: Dec 10 2008 00:10:06
[Thu Aug 20 10:27:14 2009] [error] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : Parent: Could not set child process stdout
[Thu Aug 20 10:27:14 2009] [notice] Child 3788: Child process is running
[Thu Aug 20 10:27:17 2009] [crit] (OS 109)The pipe has been ended. : Child 3788: Unable to retrieve the ready event from the parent
[Thu Aug 20 10:27:34 2009] [warn] pid file C:/wamp/bin/apache/Apache2.2.11/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run?
[Thu Aug 20 10:27:34 2009] [notice] Apache/2.2.11 (Win32) PHP/5.3.0 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Thu Aug 20 10:27:34 2009] [notice] Server built: Dec 10 2008 00:10:06
[Thu Aug 20 10:27:34 2009] [error] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : Parent: Could not set child process stdout
[Thu Aug 20 10:27:34 2009] [notice] Child 3456: Child process is running
[Thu Aug 20 10:27:37 2009] [crit] (OS 109)The pipe has been ended. : Child 3456: Unable to retrieve the ready event from the parent


Can i please have some help with this?

Thanks!
Mike

Re: Error: Apache HTTP Server has encountered a problem and needs to close
Posted by: yfastud (Moderator)
Date: August 20, 2009 05:30AM

might corrupted wamp installer, so download another wamp installer here
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Re: Error: Apache HTTP Server has encountered a problem and needs to close
Posted by: mickdeman (---.static.tpgi.com.au)
Date: August 20, 2009 06:28AM

I tried many times, just in case, but still the same problem !

Re: Error: Apache HTTP Server has encountered a problem and needs to close
Posted by: yfastud (Moderator)
Date: August 20, 2009 02:40PM

make sure no other program conflict wamp such as iis, skype, zonealarm, firewall/antivirus, nod32, eset, any web related program ...

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