I can't make a php server run on my local computer. I tryed with wampserver and Easy PHP. I checked the usage of my port:80, I changed the port from :80 to :8080, I gave Apache and mysql the permissions required on the firewall settings... I did everything, but when a type http://localhost with or without the port number browser answer is always the same:
ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED
Can you help me, please?
While I think this questions is off-topic, I will try to answer it.
I have had problems with Skype and WAMP running at the same time. If you have Skype open, close it and WAMP, then open just WAMP. There is a setting in skype to use an alternate port. It has been covered thousands of times all over the internet.
Close everything you can think of.. Zone Alarm or any other software based firewall, disable Windows firewall, temporarily disable your AV if it has a built in firewall. I am not saying you should run without protection, but you need to identify what is causing the troubles. As far as hardware firewalls, I have a Linksys wireless router (built in firewall) and I have never had to do anything to get WAMP to work behind it.
If you have been messing with tons of settings in your WAMP, then just uninstall it and re-install it. You don't need to change your port to 8080 to get it working, and doing so would require you to always include :8080 in your URL (unless you have it listen on both).
With a stock WAMP, and everything you can think of closed or disabled, try again.
The WAMP icon should be green. Click on it, and go into both Apache and MySQL. They have a "services" sub-menu, where you can start/stop/restart the service. Start should be greyed out, and stop and restart should be available. If you see one of them not started, try clicking "start service". If it still won't start, then click "Install Service". Wait a minute. Then click "Start Service".
For some reason, when I freshly install WAMP, I have to manually install the service on one of them. I don't recall which one. Once I install the service, it then will work. You might have to click the WAMP icon again, and select "Restart All Services". Then go into the Apache and MySQL menus and make sure the services are started.
OK after about an hour of trying all of the fixes and youtubes I could find, I read Wade's approach. So with that knowledge I went:
wamp menu->apache->services->start/resume and boom localhost wamp page popped right up.
This was a fresh install the error for localhost was 404 err connection refused.
I hope this helps your frustration.
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I got some trouble with my xampp on Win 10, as so many have had before me...
It's the same old port problem with skype and IIS.
I used to quit skype and stop the world wide web publishing service, but am sick of having to go through the whole ordial every time I start xampp.
so yesterday I changed the ports for my apache server and ecerything worked fine.
started up today and boom...localhost couldn't find my pages.
So I checked for port problems in xampp...there were none! apache was up and running(as were mysql server and filezilla). no error messages, nothing.
I resetted the ports to 80 and 443. killed of skype and the iis and everything worked fine again. Now whenever I change the ports, it will not run.
I did everything according to here:
How to change XAMPP apache server port?
(I changed the ports in httpd.conf, httpd-ssl.conf and in service and port settings )
I just don't get it. why it won't run with changed ports(and yes I checked the ports for being empty).
atm I have changed the port 80 -> 8024
and port 443 -> 1337 (no matter what I change this port to it always throws bad request)
8024 works fine. I can get to the dashboard via localhost:8024
but localhost:1337 gives me a bad request.
any suggestions, or similar encounters?
For now will have to continue using standart ports and kill of the 2 processes, but I really wanna skip that in the future.
I used port 80->8024
and port 443->448 yesterday and it worked fine...really weird...
Ok so that means your system has Microsoft IIS installed or one of the other bits of MS technology that reports that signature, they are doing that on later versions of Windows for some reason.
If you are not intending to use it you can uninstall it, it is not an integral part of windows so its being uninstalled wont effect normal operations of windows, and if you need to install it again later, it comes as part of the standard OS so you wont need to do anything perticularly clever.
So go to Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features
Click the 'Turn windows features on and off' link in the left hand menu.
Wait for the list to load and then find 'Internet Information Services'
Un check the check boxes for the following items ( you may not see all of them ), and there may be others I done know about. You may have all of these or just some of these.
IIS
Web Deploy 2.0 (Web Deployment Agent Service)
MS Sql Server Reporting service.
BranchCache ( Windows 8.1 )
SQL Server VSS Writer
List of possible service names not sure how up to date this is.
Tutorial on how to find what ports are in use on your system and what app is using them
Windows will then have a think for a while and then remove those applications, you will probably be asked to reboot to complete the uninstalls.
Reboot anyway when the uninstalls are complete.
Then try XAMPP again
I am on windows 10 using chrome but I have tested in edge/firefox as well.
I have installed the latest version of xampp and myphp. When I go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin/ all I get is a blank page... with nothing at all on it.
Also in an unrelated note Apache wont start and complains about port 80 being blocked or unavailable. I don't think that's related but other than what comes with windows 10 I don't have any real extra security installed on the machine.
I'm terrible at this stuff so use small words D: well... at least simple steps :D
You can change your Apache port in its config file or you need to stop the services that use port 80.
The common services that use port 80 is Skype or IIS.
Quit your Skype and restart XAMP if your Skype is on.
To completely solve this conflict,
Go to Skype and click on Tools
Then click on Options
Under advanced tab click on connection and then remove the check mark from Use port 80 and 443 for additional incoming connections
I am new to php and I would like to run a local testing server using easy php at home to work on school projects but when I try to start the easy php server, this error message pops up: Apache port (80) is already used by another application ! Close this application and try to run again the server It then gives me some instructions on how to close the application (by killing processes of selected ports), but when I right on the selected ports, the kill processes option is faded and not clickable. Maybe there something else I need to check or do on my computer to run this local host? Thanks for all help!
Just a shot in the dark but maybe try to close Skype, if you have that running, and then start the server? If I remember correctly Skype listens on port 80 by default. If that's indeed the issue then you can configure Skype not to listen on port 80 in its settings...
That might be related to Skype or the IIS server using port 80. You can configure Skype to use different ports in the preferences. You might try going to "localhost" in your browser and see what comes up as well. If it shows a Microsoft IIS server page then you know that the server is running. Disabling that or turning that off depends upon your operating system. You can probably just look that up on the internet if that is the issue.
So I installed XAMPP and it worked fine at first (At least I think so. I typed in localhost and got the XAMPP page).
I have the files for the site I'm working on in my Dropbox folder so they stay up to date across my computers. I was looking for a way to point XAMPP to my working folder so I didn't have to work in htdocs and then move it back to Dropbox.
I found this thread:
Make XAMPP/Apache serve file outside of htdocs
And I followed cmcculloh's answer on how to set up a virtual host.
As the last step in his instructions said, I restarted Apache.
Except it won't start.
I click Start in the control panel and it says 'Starting apache service...'
....and it sits there
After Googling about it I saw tips like disable make sure port 80 is clear and disable anti-virus. And use 'netstat -nab' in a cmd prompt to check if something is using port 80
Well AvastSVC.exe is using port 80. What I don't get is why it worked fine after I installed it, with Avast running.... But it wasn't until I tried to restart that suddenly Avast is getting in the way.... So I'm not so sure that that's the problem.
Maybe it's something I did when I was trying to set up the virtual host?
I just want to test php without uploading to a web server D=
Edit:
Oh and btw, I closed Avast and made sure the process was gone but it still shows up under 'netstat -nab'. I looked under Services and there is still an Avast service but it won't let me stop it =S
If this is just for testing/learning/development purposes, perhaps you could try using EasyPHP and set an alias to the Dropbox folder with the HTML files within. Also, I recommend you use port 8080 for development, not port 80.
Hi I want to start learning PHP and MySql and also polish my knowledge of Javascript witch is very limited at the moment having only use jQuery and knowing only the core sintax of the language.I choose to read Learning PHP MySQL and Javascript witch seemed to fit all my needs.
Having always had bad luck when installing something new I immediately hit a dead end with XAMPP 1.7.7.
The server runs corectly when is first installed and I can stop MySQL and Apache from running from the control panel.But if close the control panel and reopen it I get and error.
If when it was first opened I left apache and Mysql opened I get the error Apache Service not stopped [-1] the same goes for MySQL.If the services were close I get the same error that says apache service can't start same for MySQL.
I have tryed multiple instalations and the same thing happens.
I first tought I will install it and live them open so I can start working but sadly it didn't work corectly or I don't know how to run a PHP script corectly.
Here's what I did:
I opened PHPStorm and pasted this little scripped with a PHP extension :
<?php
echo "Hello world";
?>
After that I tried to run it but I get the error "PHP interpretor is not installed".
Shouldn't it have worked if the apache server was running?
You should wait after you stopped apache or mysql to let them clean things up. If you want to force them to end their processes, you can kill httpd.exe and mysqld.exe from task manager and then try starting it from xampp control panel.
Could it be that you are running Skype on the same machine? Its a known issue where Skype takes control over port 80 in order to become a supernode in the Skype network.
Go to Skype and in the "Tools" menu locate subsection "Advanced", option "Connection". There you'll find an option saying "Use port 80 and 443 as alternatives for incoming connections". Uncheck it, click "Save" and try restarting your server.
What OS are you using? Are you using the XAMPP control panel?
In windows press
Start
Run
Type "Services.msc"
Find the "Apache" service
Right click and stop
I find i get this error if i start the apache service without the control panel but try to stop it with the control panel.