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PHP Setup Your Local Development Environment

Ker Sing Tan
Ker Sing Tan
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Posted by Ker Sing Tan
Ker Sing Tan
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Could not start web page

I have installed MAMP and turn on the servers. But i noticed only mySql server green light is on , but Apache server green light is off. After I click on open webstart page i got this error This site can’t be reachedlocalhost refused to connect. Try:

Checking the connection Checking the proxy and the firewall ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

3 Answers

John Nguyen
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Ker Sing Tan : I see that you had issues getting the apache server started. I also had the same issue.

I was running MAMP(not pro) on Windows 10(64-bit) and the apache server wouldn't start. I found this solution from stack overflow.

  1. Mamp -> Preferences
  2. PHP -> Change Standard Version to 7.2.14 (Or a different option than it is now)
  3. Click OK.

Mamp should restart and the apache server should run normally now. I hope that helps!

jhon white
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I might suggest you simply re-download and reinstall MAMP fresh. The reinstall should persist anything in your htdocs folder and even keeps your databases if you had any (double-check that so I don't steer you wrong if it matters). This just seems like it's gotten buggy enough that a fresh start might be easiest. MAMP is usually really smooth and "just works" out of the box.

Jennifer Nordell
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Hi, Ker Sing Tan and everyone in this thread! I was just alerted to this thread :smiley: Good workaround, John Nguyen! In my research on this topic (because I also experienced this), it seems that the root cause for the Apache flickering on and then off again is due to a setting being commented out in php.ini for later versions of PHP that shouldn't be commented out.

Specifically, you are looking for this line: extension=php_openssl.dll. If there's a semicolon in front, then it's "commented out" and Windows absolutely needs it to run Apache.

You can find more information on it here.

Hope this helps! :sparkles: