Problem getting apache started on xampp

When I click on the apache box in the xampp control box I receive the following
messages
busy
apache started

However, the green box which says "running" does not appear.

I am using xampp 1.4.16. I have downloaded xampp several times with the same results.

I am not sure what the "busy" message means. If I turn off the filezilla service and turn it back on again is see this "busy" message but filzilla is running.

I have searched my entire hard drive to make sure that there are no other apache folders. I have also disabled my firewall. I have also checked the port setting and they are all free



Another strange thing that is happening is when I click on the "settings" box to bring up the service setting box there is a box which says
C:\xampp1\service.exe apache mysql ftp mercury
The folder "xampp1" is in the recycle bin but I cannot get rid of this line.

Each time I click on all the service boxes (apache, filezilla, etc) and click the ok box and go back to the service settings nothing changes in the service settings box.

I have already sucessfully ran xampp on this computer before.

The apache errorlog in your xampp folders should tell you more about what's happening

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Originally Posted by DrByte

The apache errorlog in your xampp folders should tell you more about what's happening

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I don't seem to have an errorlog in the xampp fold.

Your apache error log is <xampp-dir>/apache/logs/error.log.

If you don't mind, can you disable all XAMPP services and then run the XAMPP port checking utility again to see whether another program (other than Apache) is hogging on to port 80.

The utility is available via Windows Start menu > apachefriends > xampp > port checking.

Thanks for all your help.I got around the problem by bringing back an old Xampp file which worke before and now Apache runs fine. Not sure what I did but I am happy.

Here is what I think happened.

I created a store in a a file c:/dev/xampp/store. Then I put this store on Holstmoster.
I then started to create another store. So, I started from scratch. The ebook salys to make sure there are no copies of Apache, mysql, etc. on your computer.

I then put the c/dev folder in the recycle bin.and removed all instances of apache from my hard drive.

I downloaded a new copy of xampp into a a folder called c:/poscheap. This was my mistake. I should have kept the c:?folder.

At this point I could not get appache running.

I looked in the error log and saw this line
Thu Dec 13 16:47:28 2007] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: C:/dev/xampp/htdocs/store

The system was looking for a file in the recycle bin even though I was atttemping to install a new xampp.

When I brought back the c:/dev folder the problem disappeared. Could there have been something in the registry that did not get eliminated?

I now have both stores in the c:/dev folder; one running on ZC 1.3.7 and the other running on ZC 1.3.8a

Thanks for leading me in the right direction.

If you want to have 2 stores or 2000 stores running on your xampp, you just have to create new folders under the htdocs folder for each store, along with a new database for each.

It's the same concept as having multiple websites on one hosting account.

You don't need to install multiple copies of xampp on your computer to do that.

I got it... I got it.

It is all starting to sink in.
Thanks for pointing me to the apache error log.

To totally clarify this for me my situation is as follows.
I have 2 PCs for development.
On both I have a different ZC site under development, each with their own folder called 'store' in their respective htdocs folders.
What would be involved in modifying my setups so that development on both sites could proceed/continue on just one of the PCs?
I am sure that the answer to this query will be both practical and usefull to me, and also illustrative of the factors involved.