XAMPP START UP TROUBLES

[borowski]

HI everyone

Iam in South Africa...busy trying to start up my JOOMLA content management system...Iam having trouble connecting to my server on XAMPP...I install XAMPP but when I check the Host site nothing comes up...Why? On my control panel I have only MySql runniong...not APACHE and I have pressed start on both...Should I carry on setting up JOOMLA? Please can someone help as I am no expert!

Thanks

Borowski

[Wiedmann]

On my control panel I have only MySql runniong...not APACHE

Use "apache_start.bat" and read the error message.

[borowski]

Sorry I dont understand the command...I have just tried to carry on with setting up JOOMLA in my JOOMLA15 folder in XAMPP folder HTDOCS (The extraction destination) and I go, as directed, to the the http://localhost/joomla15 to set up JOOMLA and I dont see anything...I cant go further! Pllllle can somebody help?

[borowski]

My control panel states that my APACHE service started
BUSY...
APACHE SERVICE STARTED...

I do remember that the installation said that some ports were already in use so the APACHE 2.2 was unsuccessful...however it then said that the installation was completed successfully...I dont understand...HELP!

[Wiedmann]

the installation said that some ports were already in use

You have another server running. Stop this server and you can start Apache.

(You can use e.g. "xampp-portcheck.exe" to see what server is running.)

[borowski]

Thank you...that worked

[borowski]

Hall again...

Now I did something very stupid in that when I was installing JOOMLA I did not put in a password for my administration...So now when I have to acces my administration i dont get past my username! I also tried to reinstall everything just to start again...however my access is denied...Can anyone help me find a way to give myself a password so thaT i CAN CONTINUE BUILDING MY WEBSITE!!!

gREETINGS

[Izzy]

Before reinstalling Joomla did you delete the existing joomla15 folder?

If not then delete the joomla15 folder in htdocs and try installing Joomla again this time to say xampp\htdocs\joomla not to joomla15 then any residue from your old install that refers to joomla15 will now be invalid and you should be able to proceed.

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