Post install error: line 37 for Win 10; PHP 7.1.8 & 7.0.22 v

[TKE]

HI,

I hope you can help. I am new to trying to use Apache XAMPP and Word Press, and no nothing about DOS. I installed XAMPP for Win 10; New version with PHP 7.1.8 & 7.0.22. An error occurs when I open the control panel (v3.2.2) - and click "Start" for Apache - text immediately below. I open it as as admin, then click "start" for Apache. If I do not open as admin, I also get the red lettering. Below the following text is the error portion of the DOS message that appears as well when I attempt to start using "xampp-start".

9:41:31 AM [main] Initializing Control Panel
9:41:31 AM [main] Windows Version: Home 64-bit
9:41:31 AM [main] XAMPP Version: 7.1.8
9:41:31 AM [main] Control Panel Version: 3.2.2 [ Compiled: Nov 12th 2015 ]
9:41:31 AM [main] Running with Administrator rights - good!
9:41:31 AM [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\testpoordan\"
9:41:31 AM [main] Checking for prerequisites
9:41:31 AM [main] All prerequisites found
9:41:31 AM [main] Initializing Modules
9:41:31 AM [main] Starting Check-Timer
9:41:31 AM [main] Control Panel Ready
9:41:34 AM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
9:41:34 AM [Apache] Status change detected: running
9:41:35 AM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
9:41:35 AM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
9:41:35 AM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
9:41:35 AM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
9:41:35 AM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
9:41:35 AM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
9:41:35 AM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
9:41:35 AM [Apache] entire log window on the forums

DOS message when using "xampp-start":

XAMPP now starts as a console application

Instead of pressing Control-C in this console window, please use xampp_stop.exe to stop XAMPP, because it lets XAMPP end any current transaction and cleanup gracefully.

2017-09-03 6:10:38 1268 [Note] Using unique option prefix 'key_buffer' is erroe-prone and can break in the future. Please use the full name 'key_buffer_size' instead.
2017-09-03 6:10:38 1268 [Note] mysql\bin\mysqld.exe (mysqld 10.1.26-MariaDB) starting as process 4968 ...
2017-09-03 6:10:38 1268 [ERROR] Can't find messagefile 'C:\xampp\mysql\share\errmsg.sys'
2017-09-03 6:10:38 1268 [ERROR Aborting

httpd.exe: Syntax erroron line 37 of C:/Test_SIte_001/apache/conf/httpd.conf: ServerRoot must be a valid directory

Where "Test_Site_001" is the name of the folder where I placed the download files

Can someone help me determine a solution?

Thanks,

TKE

[Altrea]

Hi,

Please close all XAMPP components and execute the setup_xampp.bat file.
After that try again to start the components.

best wishes,
Altrea

[TKE]

Hi Altrea, thanks for your reply.

I am actually not sure how I received the error. But, uninstalled and reinstalled with success. It must have been user error.

Thanks,

TKE

[Altrea]

The problem is very easy to explain. You get messed up with the paths.
This is a very common issue if you move an xampp installation, use the portable xampp version but not extract it to the default path, or use a drive letter dependend installation on a drive changing drive, or start xampp with different users where the driver letters can be different.

executing the setup_xampp.bat script will reset the paths and therefor fix this issue.