WampServer

i installed wamp and it dosent seem to work correctly, because it dosent show anything, when i start localhost. Why is that?

Maybe port 80 is being used by something. Else?

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

Have you started wamp. Double click the icon on yor desktop?

If you have, what colour is the Wamp manager Icon in the system tray

yes i did start wamp

it's red eventhough it says its online when i hold the mouse over. i did try to put online/offline several times. still red

OK , If its red Apache AND MySQL have not started!

Try to do a wamp manager -> Start All Service

If it stays red then please tell what OS you are using? and what version of wamp you installed?

It still dosent work

i downloaded and installed:

WAMPSERVER (64 BITS & PHP 5.3) 2.2E
Apache 2.2.22 – Mysql 5.5.24 – PHP 5.3.13 XDebug 2.1.2 XDC 1.5 PhpMyadmin 3.4.10.1 SQLBuddy 1.3.3 webGrind 1.0

I use windows 7

Have you tried installing another Apache and MySQL before?

Either individually or by using something like XAMP or something similiar.


If so it looks like you probably have another apache and mysql running which is stopping WAMPS apache and mysql from starting.


Try to uninstall the other software.

I recently formatted my computer.
Then i installed it again

Ok this is going to sound silly.

What version of windows are you running?

Control panel -> System
Look for a field called "System Type:" ... What does that say?

It's 64 bits

Ok can you check your HOSTS file please.

Its in c:\windows\system32\driver\etc\hosts ( no extension )


Make sure there is one line saying this without a # comment

127.0.0.1 localhost

If there is a line like this

::1 locahost

either comment it out with a # in column 1 or reove the line completely.



NOTE:
The hosts file is protected by windows, in order to save it you must have Administrator privilages.
Vista/W7/W8 you may think you are an Administrator BUT YOU ARE NOT.

To successfully save the hosts file do this to launch your editor with Admin Privilages.

Locate your editors icon on the desktop or from the Start menus ( notepad will do if you have nothing else )
left click + shift over your chosen editor icon - will show a menu.
select "Run As Administrator" from the menu.
Navigate your editor to the c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file.

When you have made changes you will now be allowed to save them.

It looks fine...

here's a snippet:

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost

127.0.0.1 localhost

Have you done a

wamp manager -> APache -> service -> Test port 80 ??

If so what does it say?

Do you have a Skype running whenever yo try to run the wamp? this is a known issue that might be interfering with wamp.

my issue is the exact same as his, I've been following along, I have tested port 80 and nothing is running, skype is not running and I've checked it in the processes and such on the task manager, host file is the same as his and I have the same version operating system and using the same version of wamp manager. I got this running no prob on my laptop. I too also recently did a reinstall of windows so I'm just trying to get everything back up and running how it was before.

well something is using it.


get teamviewer and ill take a look

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

okay wait now it says something is using it, all of a sudden

wait that's probably teamviewer, geez

got it working now, thanks steven