WampServer

Hi!
I make my websites locally, and test them in Google Chrome. And when I think the design is done, I open it in Internet Explorer to check if it works there as well.

The problem is that when I open Internet Explorer and go to [localhost], nothing happens. It just doesn't load, and when I try to refresh the localhost in Chrome, it doesn't work either. It's like WAMPServer freezes when Internet Explorer is requesting the webpage from the server. Sometimes it starts working after a few minutes, and then it stops working again after a few minutes.

How can I fix this? ('m on Windows 8 Pro with Internet Explorer 10.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/28/2012 07:56AM by 50ndr33.

can you post the last few lines of the apache error log when it happens.

left click wamp > apache> apace_error.log

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

There are no lines describing this error, unfortunately. The last lines are:
[Sun Oct 28 07:59:04.447496 2012] [mpm_winnt:notice] [pid 6720:tid 496] AH00455: Apache/2.4.2 (Win64) PHP/5.4.3 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Sun Oct 28 07:59:04.448497 2012] [mpm_winnt:notice] [pid 6720:tid 496] AH00456: Server built: May 13 2012 19:54:49
[Sun Oct 28 07:59:04.448497 2012] [core:notice] [pid 6720:tid 496] AH00094: Command line: 'c:\\wamp\\bin\\apache\\apache2.4.2\\bin\\httpd.exe -d C:/wamp/bin/apache/apache2.4.2'
[Sun Oct 28 07:59:04.450498 2012] [mpm_winnt:notice] [pid 6720:tid 496] AH00418: Parent: Created child process 7360
[Sun Oct 28 07:59:05.086529 2012] [mpm_winnt:notice] [pid 7360:tid 380] AH00354: Child: Starting 64 worker threads.

ok try the access log

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

::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:00:49 +0100] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 3057
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:00:49 +0100] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 3057
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:00:53 +0100] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 3056
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:00:53 +0100] "GET /resources/css/main.css HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:00:53 +0100] "GET /resources/other/ui-lightness/jquery-ui-1.8.20.custom.css HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:00:53 +0100] "GET /resources/images/sample.jpg HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:00:53 +0100] "GET /resources/images/border.png HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:00:53 +0100] "GET /resources/images/bg.gif HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:00:53 +0100] "GET /resources/fonts/Comic.ttf HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:00:53 +0100] "GET /resources/images/logo.png HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:01:00 +0100] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 3057
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:01:00 +0100] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 3055
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:01:00 +0100] "GET /favicon.ico HTTP/1.1" 404 3055
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:01:00 +0100] "GET /resources/css/main.css HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:03:00 +0100] "GET /resources/other/ui-lightness/jquery-ui-1.8.20.custom.css HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:03:00 +0100] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 3056
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:03:00 +0100] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 3056
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 3057
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 3057
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 3057
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/css/main.css HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/other/ui-lightness/jquery-ui-1.8.20.custom.css HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/js/jquery-1.8.2.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/images/logo.png HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/js/jquery-ui-1.8.20.custom.min.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/css/main.css HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/js/jquery-ui-1.8.20.custom.min.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/js/jquery-1.8.2.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/other/ui-lightness/jquery-ui-1.8.20.custom.css HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/images/sample.jpg HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/fonts/Comic.ttf HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/images/bg.gif HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/images/logo.png HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/images/bg.gif HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/images/border.png HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/images/sample.jpg HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:03 +0100] "GET /resources/fonts/Comic.ttf HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:08 +0100] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 3056
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:08 +0100] "GET /resources/css/main.css HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:08 +0100] "GET /resources/other/ui-lightness/jquery-ui-1.8.20.custom.css HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:08 +0100] "GET /resources/js/jquery-1.8.2.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:08 +0100] "GET /resources/images/logo.png HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:08 +0100] "GET /resources/js/jquery-ui-1.8.20.custom.min.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:08 +0100] "GET /resources/images/sample.jpg HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:08 +0100] "GET /resources/fonts/Comic.ttf HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:08 +0100] "GET /resources/images/bg.gif HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:09 +0100] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 3056
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:09 +0100] "GET /resources/css/main.css HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:25 +0100] "GET /resources/js/jquery-1.8.2.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:25 +0100] "GET /resources/other/ui-lightness/jquery-ui-1.8.20.custom.css HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:25 +0100] "GET /resources/js/jquery-ui-1.8.20.custom.min.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
::1 - - [28/Oct/2012:08:04:25 +0100] "GET /resources/images/logo.png HTTP/1.1" 304 -

This was everything from today.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/28/2012 08:13AM by 50ndr33.

you have ALOT of 304 status codes here, it means that the browser says the page has not been modified and is using a cached copy.

try completely clearly ALL history in IE, include js files and cookies

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

I can try that, but I just want to say that I upgraded to Windows 8 yesterday, and today was the first time I loaded it in Internet Explorer..

I don't know if it was a coincidence, because it sometimes starts working for a small amount of time. It loaded perfectly in both browsers now. And after one minute, it was back to not loading anymore.

which version of IE is in windows 8 ?

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

I had the same problem when I developed on Windows 7 as well. I made the switch yesterday..

It is Internet Explorer 10, the Desktop Edition (not the Touch Edition), the one that came with Windows 8.

I'm having the exact same problem.

IE can get to localhost, but only If I load it before loading localhost in chrome. IE cannot get to any other page.

Chrome works fine, as long as IE is not trying to load localhost.

I am having the exactly same problem too! (Windows 8 Pro, IE 10)

Everything works fine with Chrome/Firefox/Opera but using IE 10 (or other versions of IE through IETester, though less frequently) somehow ends up freezing the server and it stops working on other browsers henceforth.

Anyone any heads up on how to fix it? And more importantly, why should it be happening?

I found a solution, and since two of you have the same problem, here it is: Download and install XAMPP-server instead. It has more features, is easier to configure to your own needs, and it is safer to use in production, if you for some strange reason would think about doing that. You can easily add Python-Django support, you can tick off Perl in the installation if you would want that. You can install a mail server, FTP-server, Tomcat for Java and so on... Check it out, I promise you, it will be a happy moment!

@50ndr33: that's not a solution in a forum for ppl wanting to use WAMP...

Anyway... I'd also like to confim this issue using IE10, Chrome and WAMP. Tested on two machines, Windows 8 and Windows 7, both using the latest version of Chrome (v25) and IE (v10).

It is incredibly uncanny because there is nothing in the error log it just hangs and hangs and hangs. A really neat trick actually is to have IE10 and Chrome try to load the same page, then as soon as u close IE10, Chrome loads... Not the other way round tho unfortunately... The only way to get it working on IE10 is to just keep refreshing and hope for the best.

I'm having the exact same problem.... In Win7 and Win8... Chrome works fine, If IE try to load localhost, then apache crash... I have IE 10. Any idea? thanks!

I am having the same problem windows 8 and IE10. Fire fox runs just fine but when IE10 stops all browsers stop. I have to restart all servers and it is going again. very annoying.

Exactly... the same situation

Hi,
just installed WAMP 2.2 today on a new WIN 8 IE 10 Machine. Exactly same Problem!
Thought before the bad response timings and issues with accessing localhost had something to do with it.
Fixed everything related to IP6 and furthermore changed port to 8080.

httpd.conf listens to 0.0.0.0:8080

Chrome working fast and without issues.

IE 10 crashes WAMP after accessing 2-3 pages.

Any Solutions yet?

Has anybody thought to report this on a microsoft help site. It does seem to be more to do with IE than WAMP.