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Apache server not starting



Posted by: Udo
September 08, 2010 09:10PM
Installed Easy PHP 5.3.3, after installation I opened port 80 and 3603 as suggested in windows 7. The error is "Cannot run server: the system can not find file specified (2).
Any ideas?
Thanks
Posted by: Reno
September 09, 2010 12:26AM
Same problem here.
It was running up until a few hours ago!!! I am puzzled. I am running Win7 64-bit.

What happened: I never figured out the option to run Apache as a service since today, so a few days a ago I manually registered the service. Everything was fine (even though the Apache server was launched by Windows at startup and not via EasyPHP).

To day I found out about EasyPHP's "Setup/EasyPHP" menu option. I decided to unregister de Apache service and set it up all through EasyPHP menu-driven setup. Now I am getting the "can not find file specified. (2)" error message when tryin to lauch Apache. Furthermore MySQL will start then stop immediately...

Unintalled the whole thing, rebooted, removed all remaining directories etc. then I reinstalled: same error again..

I tried to find something in the registry but to no avail, I changed the path... no result...

I am kinda puzzled now... wny hint as per what could have happened?
Thanks in advance!
Posted by: Amour
September 09, 2010 06:31AM
Service is really deleted, if you go into services.msc ?
Posted by: Reno
September 09, 2010 04:14PM
Yes service is removed and doesn't show up anymore.

I went to the registry after uninstalling easyPHP and I removed all related entries that were remaining there. Then I installed easyPHP again this morning, into another directory this time. I now have a Firewall or busy port error message that I am going to investigate. This should not be too much of a problem.

At least now mySQL is running fine and I have an Apache message that (hopefully) makes sense.

Thanks
Posted by: Amour
September 09, 2010 07:03PM
"I now have a Firewall or busy port error message that I am going to investigate"

Yes, you can check your firewall or any program that use TCP 80 port.

Maybe TCPView will help you ;)