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WAMP / Xamp Apache Server not Starting

The other day my Wamp server stopped starting (server will not start). I uninstalled, reinstalled etc. I restored my computer back 4 days to where it ran fine. Then I ran Xampp server and had the exact same problem. To me this indicates a Windows problem. HTTPD.exe crashes every time it is initiated. I have shut off the firewall and antivirus to no avail.

running netstat -o in cmd gives me 127.0.0.1:31595 and higher ports. Port 80 is not in use and is clear.

In Services (wampapache) when I attempt to start the service I get

error 1058, "The service cannot be enabled because it is either diabled or has no enabled devices".

Apache logs gives me

[mpm_winnt:error] [pid 10764:tid 2012] (OS 10022)An invalid argument was supplied. : AH00332: winnt_accept: getsockname error on listening socket, is IPv6 available?

Event Viewer gives me this

Faulting application name: httpd.exe, version: 2.4.3.0, time stamp: 0x502f70a3
Faulting module name: nvLsp.dll, version: 2.2.0.7316, time stamp: 0x4a80a5fd
Exception code: 0xc00000fd
Fault offset: 0x0000c257
Faulting process id: 0x2390
Faulting application start time: 0x01cde46e3fdd7d20
Faulting application path: C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe Faulting module path: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NetworkAccessManager\bin32\nvLsp.dll
Report Id: 7eee3b80-5061-11e2-886a-00248c1defca

This is Win 7 home premium, Wamp is 64 bit and Xampp is 32 bit. Both worked before. I have read other threads here but they apply mainly to XP.

EDIT One thing I have done if went into Nvidia network controller and disabled the first packet. This got Xampp(partially, server will stay green but still no localhost) to work but not Wamp.

Solution

  • For the record, this helped me getting it solved:

    • Check if you can start apache as program, not service, but via command prompt! httpd or httpd -e debug for all possible error & debug messages If it won't start, it will probably tell you the reason (e.g. php or apache configuration error)
    • If still not OK then install and run it as a service* via command prompt to see if there is anything else wrong.
      httpd -k install and httpd -k start
      Check output at command prompt, error.log and Windows System Event Viewer (Windows Logs/System)

    For me this learned me that I had errors in my httpd.conf. After a while I discovered it had something to do with my alias directory, probably permissions. Changing permissions on folder didn't help much (probably bc. I don't know which User the default service uses), but changing service to log on as my user (which is admin) did work.

    * Remove this service afterwards if you have xampp or wamp, or you'll have a double entry.