Apache won't start

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Apache won't start

Postby Nareshkendel » 01. April 2012 03:06

I just reinstalled Xampp version 1.7 and can't start apache. Just after the installation it worked perfectly, but I stopped the service to make some changes to php.ini (changed the value of error_reporting), and when I tried to restart it it wouldn't work.

I click to start and it says "Busy..." and then "Apache service started" but nothing happens. Sometimes when I click start it works for a sec and then it stops again. I cheked netstat and there's nothing else using port 80.

¿What should I do?
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Re: Apache won't start

Postby Sharley » 01. April 2012 03:11

Read the \xampp\apache\logs\error.log file for clues.
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Re: Apache won't start

Postby ACscaper » 12. April 2012 19:18

I have this problem too. I run XAMPP, I can click Start next to MySQL and it works but when I tried to start Apache nothing happened. I tried clicking the box next to Svc, and it said "Click OK to install Apache Service" I thought it was already installed. Unclicking the box did nothing. It says below:

"Apache started [port 80]
Busy..."

I looked at that error log previously mentioned, but it is gibberish to me and I have no idea how to fix this and start Apace.

I have already run multiple installs, deleting the previous installs each time. The first time, both Apache and MySQL started fine, but I could not get anything to happen when I click "Admin" next to MySQL to get the database. Now If I try, it comes up with an empty browser window and an error message.

I am new to databases and not good at troubleshooting. Why can't this stuff just work????
~Very frustrated
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Re: Apache won't start

Postby ACscaper » 12. April 2012 19:31

Here is the message from the error log:

[Tue Apr 10 16:13:33 2012] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
[Tue Apr 10 16:13:33 2012] [notice] Digest: done
[Tue Apr 10 16:13:35 2012] [notice] Apache/2.2.17 (Win32) mod_ssl/2.2.17 OpenSSL/0.9.8o PHP/5.3.4 mod_perl/2.0.4 Perl/v5.10.1 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Tue Apr 10 16:13:35 2012] [notice] Server built: Oct 18 2010 01:58:12
[Tue Apr 10 16:13:35 2012] [notice] Parent: Created child process 2392
[Tue Apr 10 16:13:37 2012] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
[Tue Apr 10 16:13:37 2012] [notice] Digest: done
[Tue Apr 10 16:13:39 2012] [notice] Child 2392: Child process is running
[Tue Apr 10 16:13:39 2012] [notice] Child 2392: Acquired the start mutex.
[Tue Apr 10 16:13:39 2012] [notice] Child 2392: Starting 150 worker threads.
[Tue Apr 10 16:13:39 2012] [notice] Child 2392: Starting thread to listen on port 443.
[Tue Apr 10 16:13:39 2012] [notice] Child 2392: Starting thread to listen on port 80.
[Tue Apr 10 16:32:46 2012] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: C:/xampp/htdocs/CFIDE
[Tue Apr 10 16:38:10 2012] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: C:/xampp/htdocs/CFIDE
[Tue Apr 10 16:40:15 2012] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: C:/xampp/htdocs/CFIDE
[Tue Apr 10 16:42:09 2012] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: C:/xampp/htdocs/CFIDE
[Tue Apr 10 16:46:00 2012] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: C:/xampp/htdocs/CFIDE
[Tue Apr 10 16:47:25 2012] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: C:/xampp/htdocs/CFIDE
[Wed Apr 11 00:29:49 2012] [notice] Parent: child process exited with status 1073807364 -- Restarting.

I'd really appreciate if anyone can tell me how to get Apache to start. Thanks.
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Re: Apache won't start

Postby hackattack142 » 15. April 2012 18:28

Could you try using the new control panel (xampp-control-3-beta.exe).

If you get any error messages with it or on any pages you try to access, posting that error message would be helpful.
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Re: Apache won't start

Postby marco77bb » 17. May 2013 19:41

My apache wont start too:
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How can i do it?
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Re: Apache won't start

Postby marco77bb » 17. May 2013 19:42

I tryed to stop the windows ISS7 services , but its the same, it just wont start, and the error.log files its chinese to me.
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Re: Apache won't start

Postby Altrea » 17. May 2013 20:12

marco77bb wrote:and the error.log files its chinese to me.

So why don't you show us the file?
We don't provide any support via personal channels like PM, email, Skype, TeamViewer!

It's like porn for programmers 8)
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Re: Apache won't start

Postby hackattack142 » 17. May 2013 22:25

Hello,

Also seeing the entire Control Panel log window contents would be helpful.
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