Comments on: Windows Vista and a web developer (Installing Apache, PHP and MySQL) http://www.netchri.com/2007/02/01/windows-vista-and-a-web-developer/ Everything can be expressed in 0 and 1! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:07:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Tech Support http://www.netchri.com/2007/02/01/windows-vista-and-a-web-developer/#comment-4075 Tech Support Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:29:30 +0000 http://www.netchri.com/2007/02/01/windows-vista-and-a-web-developer/#comment-4075 This had us stumped - for a while at least. OS - Vista Home. We downloaded the .msi file and installed it. Had problems "Apache2" service not found and port 80 error. Resolved the first problem by ensuring that we opened up the CMD shell as ADMINISTRATOR, the second problem was caused by SKYPE which was holding open port 80. To resolve the second problem we simply reconfigured SKYPE to not use port 80. The apache services then started up fine - this had us going for hours! We hope we save you some time. This had us stumped - for a while at least. OS - Vista Home. We downloaded the .msi file and installed it. Had problems “Apache2″ service not found and port 80 error. Resolved the first problem by ensuring that we opened up the CMD shell as ADMINISTRATOR, the second problem was caused by SKYPE which was holding open port 80. To resolve the second problem we simply reconfigured SKYPE to not use port 80. The apache services then started up fine - this had us going for hours! We hope we save you some time.

]]> By: Axel Eckenberger http://www.netchri.com/2007/02/01/windows-vista-and-a-web-developer/#comment-825 Axel Eckenberger Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:16:54 +0000 http://www.netchri.com/2007/02/01/windows-vista-and-a-web-developer/#comment-825 To be honest I believe it is not the Installer but the command line scripts it starting. The installer is run under admin privileges, however the batch files are not. Therefore, the system installs but it is not configured and the services are not available. To be honest I believe it is not the Installer but the command line scripts it starting. The installer is run under admin privileges, however the batch files are not. Therefore, the system installs but it is not configured and the services are not available.

]]> By: Christos Christodoulou http://www.netchri.com/2007/02/01/windows-vista-and-a-web-developer/#comment-643 Christos Christodoulou Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:27:10 +0000 http://www.netchri.com/2007/02/01/windows-vista-and-a-web-developer/#comment-643 I believe the problem is with UAC prohibiting the installer(s) to create services under Vista and not the installers fault. That is why you must install Apache and MySQL with UAC disabled, both installers need to create a service. In fact, any Apache, MySQL, PHP bundle (like XAMPP) installs correctly with UAC off and fails with UAC on. I believe the problem is with UAC prohibiting the installer(s) to create services under Vista and not the installers fault. That is why you must install Apache and MySQL with UAC disabled, both installers need to create a service. In fact, any Apache, MySQL, PHP bundle (like XAMPP) installs correctly with UAC off and fails with UAC on.

]]> By: Ben O'Neill http://www.netchri.com/2007/02/01/windows-vista-and-a-web-developer/#comment-642 Ben O'Neill Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:09:37 +0000 http://www.netchri.com/2007/02/01/windows-vista-and-a-web-developer/#comment-642 If you disable UAC, install Apache, install MySQL and then re-enable UAC everything works. It's just a problem with Apache's installer and creating the service, once it's created all is well. If you disable UAC, install Apache, install MySQL and then re-enable UAC everything works.

It’s just a problem with Apache’s installer and creating the service, once it’s created all is well.

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