Apache has trouble starting on MacBook

[nutronstar]

I just tried to start Apache using the XAMPP Control Panel. I got these messages:

XAMPP: Starting Apache with SSL (and PHP5)
XAMPP: [1mError 1] Couldn't start Apache![m
XAMPP: [1mStarting diagnose...[m
XAMPP: [1mSorry, I've no idra what's going wrong.[m
XAMPP: [1mPlease contact our forum http://community.apachefriends.org/f/[m

[davinci]

You need to have priviliges to start xampp. Did you start xampp from the command line? Then use something like (the sudo is important)

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sudo /Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/mampp start

[nutronstar]

I appreciate the suggestion but in the terminal window:

AlsMacBook:xamppfiles nutronstar$ sudo ./mampp start
Starting XAMPP for MacOS X 0.7.2...
XAMPP: Starting Apache with SSL (and PHP5)...
XAMPP: Error 1! Couldn't start Apache!
XAMPP: Starting diagnose...
XAMPP: Sorry, I've no idea what's going wrong.
XAMPP: Please contact our forum http://community.apachefriends.org/f/
XAMPP: Starting MySQL...
XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD...
XAMPP for MacOS X started.

Any further suggestions.

[Eddybaur]

1. Try reinstalling.
2. What operating system version you using?

[nutronstar]

To answer the question of the previous repondent I am using os 10.5.2 running on a MacBook. I am about to reinstall OS 10.5. I'll let you know what happened.

Al Kaufman
nutronstar@cox.net

[Eddybaur]

sounds gr8! hope it works this time. By the way what download did u do? The Installer 1?