I was trying to start WAMP server on my local machine and strangely it was not getting started! Everytime I tried to click “Start All Services” it just ignored it.
I checked Windows Logs under Event Viewer:
Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer > Windows Logs > Application
It seems the Apache service was not getting started and following log was getting printed.
Code language: HTML, XML (xml)The Apache service named reported the following error: >>> Unable to open logs
Whenever the webserver is not getting started the first culprit is to see if the default http port (80) is already in use by some other service.
Well the guess is correct in this case. Skype was the culprit! By default, Skype tries to use port 80 (http) and 443 (https) for incoming connections. Disable this option in skype and your WAMP server is all set to go.
In Skype, goto Tools > Options… > Advanced > Connection and uncheck the checkbox which says “Use Port 80 and 443 as alternatives for incoming connections”
Restart Skype after doing above changes and restart WAMPserver. Your WAMP is up again!! :)
Hi Viral,
Thanks for this information.
What I have done earlier to overcome this problem is to start wamp first and then skype.
But your information is more helpful.
Thanks and Regards
Durgaprasad
Thanks! Worked for me
Hello,
I am not using skype in my pc.,
still when i put on my wampserver it says internal error and it cannot be started.
when i refresh it , it says wampserver started.. but actually its not…
when i go to my browser and type ‘localhost’ it says
page not foud 404 error ..
please help me in this problem.
when i installed wampserver that icon shows offline server then that icon goes on reddish i dont know wat problem plz help
thank!!! skype was the problem and now it works!
thanks
This solution works. Thank you very much
Wow….
Awesome man…thnx
Thanks for pointing out the Event Viewer. I was able to see the log associated with Apache and find the error in my httpd.conf file. Thanks!
i was facing t same problem, now it is working properly……skype ws t culprit …. :)…. thnx a lot
awesome, thanks a lot for this. it worked for me
when i put on my wampserver it cannot be started.
when i refresh it , it says wampserver started.. but actually its not…
when i go to my browser and type ‘localhost’ it says
page not foud 404 error ..
please help me in this problem.
Actually the problem with either WAMP or XAMPP, if you turn on your skype, then definitely you will not see WAMP or XAMPP running even if you turn your apache service running it will not start. I too got the same when i started my development carrier. After hours of research i got the solution like wise if i change the port number to 4433 in httpd.conf file then it started working. Anyhow great information viral patel…nice blog…
Thanks a lot! Change to 4433 works!
Dear Viral,
I installed wamp on windows 7.
I m facing problem to get MYSQL services started. everything seems ok but MY SQL services get started for a while and then stoped. error log is as follows –
120814 12:42:36 [Note] Plugin ‘FEDERATED’ is disabled.
120814 12:42:36 InnoDB: The InnoDB memory heap is disabled
120814 12:42:36 InnoDB: Mutexes and rw_locks use Windows interlocked functions
120814 12:42:36 InnoDB: Compressed tables use zlib 1.2.3
120814 12:42:36 InnoDB: Initializing buffer pool, size = 128.0M
120814 12:42:36 InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool
120814 12:42:36 InnoDB: highest supported file format is Barracuda.
120814 12:42:37 InnoDB: Waiting for the background threads to start
120814 12:42:38 InnoDB: 1.1.8 started; log sequence number 1595675
120814 12:42:39 [Note] Server hostname (bind-address): ‘(null)’; port: 3306
120814 12:42:39 [Note] – ‘(null)’ resolves to ‘::’;
120814 12:42:39 [Note] – ‘(null)’ resolves to ‘0.0.0.0’;
120814 12:42:39 [Note] Server socket created on IP: ‘0.0.0.0’.
120814 12:42:39 [ERROR] Can’t start server: Bind on TCP/IP port: No such file or directory
120814 12:42:39 [ERROR] Do you already have another mysqld server running on port: 3306 ?
120814 12:42:39 [ERROR] Aborting
120814 12:42:39 InnoDB: Starting shutdown…
120814 12:42:39 InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 1595675
120814 12:42:39 [Note] wampmysqld: Shutdown complete
thanks it works for me..:)
Thanks Mr Viral Patel. I got solution very easy way. After unchek first we should start skype then wempserver. :)
thanks my dear because u solve my problem in easy ways.
and now my wamp is working properly
Hello,
In my system wamp server 2 for windows 7 32 bit is not working.I formatted my system and after that neither xampp is working nor wamp.Wamp server icon is showing in yellow color.Plz help me our asap.
And the second problem is , before re-installation of windows 7 mysql is showing in program files and all table of database are showing but now all tables of databases are not showing(which i copied from xampp/mysql/data folder).
Plzzzzzzzzzz give any solution.
Thanks in advance :)
Thanks bro, that fixed it :) Good work.
sir/mam,
when i installed wampserver that icon shows offline server then i put online the error (message show in dialogbox could not execute menu item and could not perform service action ) please help me..
My wamp server shows that it is online but it doesn’t change its color. Local host opens but when i type localhost90:/ it shows webpage is not available and all my frnds get a webpage that shows all our php files in www folder.So how can this problem b sorted ?
This solved my problem! Thanks!
THANKS for this :)
Wouldnt have thought of Skype as the bad guy.
thanx dude :)
Thank you so much for this. I don’t think I would have figured this one out. What an issue!
thankk u soo much.
I was trying to start wamp since long!! and skype was the problem.
once again thanks..
Thank You so much…..! I am trying to fix this problem since last two days, and today it really worked it for me…. now i can use both Wamp and skype at one time….! Thanx allot
Still doesn’t work :(
Helllo I Remove The Skype But Still It Dosnt work Can Some Body Help !!!
Thanx for the info, it works……
Hi, it work in local host and i replaced port 80 with port8008, but if i call from online like 202.121.xxx.xxx:8008 thats not work.
Please help me..
Thanks! I works for me & saved a lot of time for me.
Thanks! It works great solution for me.
Im using windows 7 professional 32 OS, I followed all the instruction, turned off all firewalls, changed skype port but still my wamp server is not turning green, the services are not getting started, what should i do know?
hi viral your blog is really very helpful.
I have one query about installing wamp 2.2 on windows 7 32 bit. It installed perfectly without any error. but when I clicked on PUT ONLINE, it shows SERVER is ONLINE but still icon remain ORANGE color. Apache service start / stop option is disabled. When I clicked TEST PORT 80 it shows YOUR PORT 80 is not actually used. I don’t have installed skype on my machine. please help me resolve it.
Thanx in advance
Worked perfect…thanks!
Hi Viral,
This information helped me solve the problem why my wamp server was not working
Thanks a million, it worked in an instance.
thank you very much…this was very helpful for me!
Skype was the problem. Thanks for the help!
Hi All
Am not using skype but still wamp server not working doesn’t work for me. Am using the ms sql server , may be sql server is the reason for not working?
Thanks
Aswin
Hello,
I am not using skype in my pc.,
still when i put on my wampserver it says internal error and it cannot be started.
when i refresh it , it says wampserver started.. but actually its not…
when i go to my browser and type ‘localhost’ it says
page not foud 404 error ..
please help me in this problem.
is there any other way to resolve this problem!!
Hi frnd..it too having the same problem..if u got t solution pls reply me..Thanks in advance…
Thanks man
Hi
I am new to PHP , doing this just for fun.
Thanks for such a wonderful information.
your approach is very nice,
all d best dear . have a great future ahead.
Hey i don not install Skype. But my Apache is not starting. What can i do now?
Please help.
Thanks brother!
thank u very much brother . it is working fine
another solution for this problem is to change the port setting in wamp server, you need to go
appache—–>httpd.config and find 8080 , replace it to with your own number
make two changes. in my case i put the port number 90
1) Listen 90
2) ServerName localhost:90
Your comment was so helpful really really appreciate
hey there….
i had install wamp server in my windows 7.
i started all the services(wampserverapache & wampservermysql).
but
when i trying to open the localhost on the browser…
it displays an error(403 Forbidden – You don’t have permission to access / on this server.)
what can i do….
please help me….
Thanks so much for this tip – saved me a TON of time troubleshooting an otherwise simple problem to solve!!
THANKS FOR THE INFO BROTHER BUT I DONT HAVE SKYPE INSTALLED ON MY PC BUT STILL GETTING THE SAME PROB> ANY SOLUTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPREACIATED
Just want to say thanks for this. I have been suffering intermittent WAMP issues for a while now and had no idea it was a conflict with SKYPE. You’ve saved me a lot of ‘turn it off and on again’ moments.
Have a great day!
thanks for the solution that worked for me..
in my laptop wamp server is not working in the local user account .it work only in administrator account but i want to run wamp server in local user account because i do not have administrator access right pls help me how can i run wamp server in my local user account..
problem is with new services that use port 80. stop that service
detials here http://youtu.be/bTiX4Ka25TU
thanks..
helped… keep posting…
In windows 8.1 there are no such options. what to do?
Awesome…thanks this helped…
Thanks buddy. This solved my issue. Keep sharing your experience.