I will now, using the link provided. As I'm new to Apache, I'm new to your site as well. Thank you, all! --- On Tue, 3/22/11, Steven Pierce <pagedev1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Steven Pierce <pagedev1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Total newbie to Apache Web Server with start up issue > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 1:10 PM > > Have you tried to use the Doc's and look at starting > Apache? > > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/invoking.html > > > > > > On 3/22/11 12:54 PM, cipher crypted wrote: > > Greetings, > > > > First, I apologize in advance to anyone and everyone > involved that I will insult, confuse, agitate, etc, if my > email is NOT up to the standards documented on your site. > I've read briefly your guidelines for posting and for users > obtaining information regarding their issues, questions, > etc, and quite frankly, I would pass out trying to find > answers and support to my question in the labyrinth that is > your site, before I would actually find my answers. So, I'm > praying this email will get the ball rolling for the support > I need. > > > > Second, my issue. As the subject states, I am > completely new to your web server project and recently > downloaded your server as part of a software bundle named > 'XAMPP'. I have posted my issue on their forums and I > understand what I'm supposed to do, I just cant figure out > how to do it on my system. > > > > Apache is NOT running on my system, according to the > XAMPP control panel which would indicate if it was running > by displaying the word 'running' with a green-colored > background. MySql server is running perfectly and is > displayed as such as I mentioned above. > > > > I have performed netstat commands on DOS and have > located port 80 (I'm told should be used for Apache), and > I've been told port 443 should also be used for Apache, but > I have not been able to find this port on DOS (the closest > port number I always see is 445). Every time I check > processes running on my system on Task Manager, I find TWO > Apache.exe processes running, but only ONE is reflected in > netstat's results. I did mention this to XAMPP support and > they told me one is or should be the daemon process. Is > there a GUI in Windows for locating ports and assigning > them? I found this running IIS, but disabled IIS to install > XAMPP as my XP Home Edition OS does not include IISS, and I > can't to save my life find a GUI in Windows to assign ports > to other processes that may be blocking the port(s) I need > to run Apache. > > > > The original and ONLY error message I'm basing my > issue on is a 'The requested URL /helloWorld.php was not > found on this server.' I'm sure many of you are familiar > with the rest of this message which notes version 1.3.24 and > port 80 in it. > > > > This is my only use for your server, coding in PHP for > web design and web-based services. My apologies again, if > I've now "hurt" anyone with this sentence. > > > > So, finally, my question, how can I get Apache started > and keep it running on my system? As I mentioned in the > beginning, I pray I've provided as much information as > possible to be worthy of receiving support for my > question/issue. > > > > Best regards. > > > > Thank you and God bless all! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache > HTTP Server Project. > > See<URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for > more info. > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > " from the > digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP > Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more > info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx