Can't get Apache to Start

[jlgoinggreen]

Hi Everyone,
Sorry to bother you again. This time my Apache will not start. I ended up uninstalling everything (wordpress, dreamweaver, xampp) and attempting to re-install everything again. My first installation was XAMPP, which went fine, but not I can not start Apache. My SQL still has an X in front of it, but it states it was never uninstalled and started right up. Not sure what to do at this time. Should I uninstall it again?

~ Jen

[JJ_Tagy]

I would uninstall everything and start fresh - don't forget to stop all related services and remove them and the directories completely.

[jlgoinggreen]

Hi JJ,
Thank you so much for responding. Do you know how to uninstall my SQL. It seems that is the only thing I am unable to uninstall and I wonder if with all the uninstall/re-install is what is keeping my Apache from opening.

Any insight is appreciated.

Thank you,
Jen

[JJ_Tagy]

If it doesn't uninstall, you most likely started mysql as a service. You need to stop/delete the service and then you can remove the directory and files.

[jlgoinggreen]

Thank you JJ! That worked. Now to try the whole thing again.