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I managed to get Wamp working yesterday, today I get a new error

phpMyAdmin - Error

Cannot start session without errors, please check errors given in your PHP and/or webserver log file and configure your PHP installation properly.

I did download a newer version of Apache 2.2.13 did have 2.2.11 tested and was working then about 30 minutes later the screen went white for a few seconds then the above error appeared.

I still have Apache 2.2.11 on the system and I have tried with that version again but the same error.

seem like every one got this Problem

wamp is downloaded 20,000 times a day... 4 people isnt everyone.

the issue is your pc. Its not setup to Resolve localhost to 127.0.0.1

the problem is now MySQL is IPV6 compliant which is ::1 for localhost

(PHPMYADMIN uses the Myslnd Driver to resolve this and it DOES NOT WORK. Iv told them many times)

These values need to bw added to the windows host file or else you need to add "localhost"
into the listen command in httpd

listen 80

to

listen localhost:80

Steven Martin
stevenmartin99@gmail.com
stevenmartin99@hotmail.com
PampServer.com - [pampserver.com]

stevenmartin99 Wrote:
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> wamp is downloaded 20,000 times a day... 4 people
> isnt everyone.
>
> the issue is your pc. Its not setup to Resolve
> localhost to 127.0.0.1
>
> the problem is now MySQL is IPV6 compliant which
> is ::1 for localhost
>
> (PHPMYADMIN uses the Myslnd Driver to resolve this
> and it DOES NOT WORK. Iv told them many times)
>
> These values need to bw added to the windows host
> file or else you need to add "localhost"
> into the listen command in httpd
>
> listen 80
>
> to
>
> listen localhost:80


Can you please write a step to solve this on XP?

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stevenmartin99 Wrote:
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> wamp is downloaded 20,000 times a day... 4 people
> isnt everyone.
>
> the issue is your pc. Its not setup to Resolve
> localhost to 127.0.0.1
>
> the problem is now MySQL is IPV6 compliant which
> is ::1 for localhost
>
> (PHPMYADMIN uses the Myslnd Driver to resolve this
> and it DOES NOT WORK. Iv told them many times)
>
> These values need to bw added to the windows host
> file or else you need to add "localhost"
> into the listen command in httpd
>
> listen 80
>
> to
>
> listen localhost:80

Steve

does both the hosts file and the httpd file need to be modified?

I have changed the httpd file, but I am sure I have read somewhere that the hosts file should not have both

127.0.0.1 localhost and ::1 in it forgive me if I am wrong

I also thought that I had seen a comment somewhere that said that it should be :::1 ie an extra :

Thank you in advance

Make sure no other program conflict wamp such as Xampp, phpEasy, IIS, Skype, Zonealarm, firewall/antivirus, NOD32, Eset, any web and/or Remote Desktop related program, such as Teamviewer ...

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/W7:

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, in folder C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc, open file hosts and delete anything in this file and have only this line below and nothing else

127.0.0.1 localhost

If using Skype, go to Tools->Options->Advanced->Connection and uncheck the box "Use 80 and 443 as alternatives for incoming connections". Restart Skype after WAMP. Now you will be able to use both programs at the same time w/o problems.

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@yfastud

It looks like you did not read my answer to Steve in the post above yours.

Quote

Also, in folder C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc, open file hosts and delete anything in this file and have only this line below and nothing else

127.0.0.1 localhost

It looks like you did not read my answer posted for you

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sherlock Wrote:
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> stevenmartin99 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> >
> > the problem is now MySQL is IPV6 compliant
> which
> > is ::1 for localhost

> host
> > file or else you need to add "localhost"
> > into the listen command in httpd
> >
> > listen 80
> >
> > to
> >
> > listen localhost:80
>
> Steve
>
> does both the hosts file and the httpd file need
> to be modified?
>
> I have changed the httpd file, but I am sure I
> have read somewhere that the hosts file should not
> have both
>
> 127.0.0.1 localhost and ::1 in it forgive me if I
> am wrong
>
> I also thought that I had seen a comment somewhere
> that said that it should be :::1 ie an extra :

Sorry yfastud, but I did read your answer, but that did not address the specific questions I put to Steve

In Steve's earlier answer to my original question he suggested a change to the httpd file which I did and it solved the problem.

My Hosts file does contain the line 127.0.0.1 localhost and only that line.

Steve also suggested that as MySql was now IPV6 complient that ::1 was needed

MY question was bearing in mind that all the advice given says only 127.0.0.1 localhost to be present in the hosts file

do you also add ::1 localhost to the host file to keep the IPV6 compliance?

and if you do I have read somewhere that it is :::1 with the extra colan.

As I said Steve answered my original question which worked straight away I was just looking for clarification on the hosts file.
>
> Thank you in advance

Instead ask that question, you should ask yourself this question "Did I setup my whole PC IPV6 compliance?" If not, then just forget about that line

Keep in mind that nowadays everybody keeps talking about IPV6 compliance, but actually they still working on to make it IPV6 compliance which means it's NOT IPV6 compliance yet

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yfastud Wrote:
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> Instead ask that question, you should ask yourself
> this question "Did I setup my whole PC IPV6
> compliance?" If not, then just forget about that
> line

No as far as I know I have not set up my PC for IPV6 it was just a standard Vista install nothing added just as it comes out of the box.

Therefor the answer is I do not need the ::1 which now clarifies the situation.

Thank you for clearing it up for me yfastud