Apache Friends Support Forum

Hello there,

I tried to install XAMPP 0.9 under Windows XP Professional, but all I get is an MSDOS screen popping up for a short while and than disappearing again, not leaving a (visible) trace of Apache.

When I type http://localhost in Internet Explorer I land on the XP serverpage (ISS). When I type http://127.0.0.1 I'm asked to type a username and password but I have no idea what username to use there?

Help?

Hi ruud00000!

Under normal circumstances you can only run Apache or IIS. Not both at the same time. So if you want to run XAMPP please stop your IIS!

Greetings,
Oswald

I didn't expect an answer so quickly.

And I certainly didn't expect it was going to be simple (for me...) to solve.

After deinstalling IIS, Apache simply worked!?

Thanks!

Hello,

I was using phpdev423 and wanted to try out xampp. I'm very familiar with how phpdev works, but I'm embarassed to say I can't even get http://localhost to work with xampp.

I uninstalled and stopped and disabled all services (apache, monitor, etc) associated with phpdev423) I downloaded the zip. I extracted it to C:\xampp. I ran the setup_xampp.bat. (Beautiful program btw)

Ok, so all looked fine from there. I opened my web browser and went to http://localhost and couldn't be found. Kinda stuck now. Any advice?

Oh, and I'm running IIS at http://localhost:8080/ to make it even more fun.

Did you start Apache with apache_start.bat? Any error messages during start shown?

Greets
Oswald

Oh, that would help! Ha! I'll try that!

No error messages (I'm assuming since the dos window closed after start) but no localhost.

Ok, I just checked my Task Manager and Apache isn't running. So, hum, let me re-unzip and start over and then see if Apache fires up.

All right. When all else fails, start over. So I did. I re-unzipped the file. And then moved everything to c:\xampp, ran the installer, started apache. Good there. Next I go to a command prompt and ping localhost. Yeah! Comes back with packets ok.

Next, I go to web browser and type in http://localhost and nothing again - not found. Hummm? Not sure what to do now? Any suggestions?

ping don't shows you what services on a remote or local machine runs. It's only for testing, that the pinged adresse are reachable.

You started apache.... after that, there are two Apache.exe Tasks?
I hope for you, that you didn't installed any buggy AV or FW Software!

also, remember to run the installer that comes with wampp.

And another hint: On some systems localhost doesn't work. Please try http://127.0.0.1.

Which browser do you use? If IE please try Mozilla/Firebird!

Greetings
Oswald

IE? Never! I'm using Opera 7.21 right now, but I've got Mozilla 1.5 installed. I'll give tha a try, with the 127.0.0.1. I'll try the installer too, I didn't do that part.

Thanks for all your help!