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Lukas Hostettler
1,938 Pointsxampp not working, tried hundreds of fixes but localhost still won't run
For some reason, I can't get xampp to work which is obviously a problem because I want to develop using php locally. I'm running windows 7 and i've tried switching the default apache port to 8080 and then I get an error saying "Oops! Google Chrome could not connect to localhost:8080". Before when it was on port 80, when I tried accessing localhost, the page would just infinitely load. I've been trying to fix this for an hour, but I can't seem to figure it out. What do I do?
4 Answers
Luis Barahona
Courses Plus Student 2,432 PointsHi,
I had problem with XAMP last summer when I was working on a project...the culprit? SKYPE!!
So, if you have Skype running close it and see if that fixes the problem. Hope that helps.
Daniel Zayas
3,109 PointsThis tutorial helped me when I first installed xampp. Probably has to do with you needing a database and then a specific file to pull from for that database. They go over this a bit in the php application tutorial here, but anyway, here's the link. http://complete-concrete-concise.com/web-tools/creating-a-mysql-database-using-xampp
You're going to need the filename in your htdocs folder of xampp and the url should look something like http://localhost/YOUR_DATABASE_NAME
Faizal Heesyam
8,843 Pointsjust wanna make sure how did you change the port? if its through the httpd.conf file, and under the ServerName (ex: localhost:8080..etc), there should be no problem as all you have to do after that is restart your Apache server..
Lukas Hostettler
1,938 PointsI changed it back to port 80 cause it didn't work on port 8080. The point is, it's not working but I just don't know why, and I really don't know what to do cause at this point I'm kinda stuck and feel like quitting.
Faizal Heesyam
8,843 Pointsperhaps looking into the apache log file would explain something..
dont give up.. :)
Lukas Hostettler
1,938 PointsI don't understand any of this stuff though haha, i'm not a pro, quite the opposite.
Faizal Heesyam
8,843 Pointsit reads port 80, but not 8080.. i still believe the solution is right inside httpd.conf.. maybe you can share your config file, host it somewhere on github, and maybe share us the gist?
or just simply paste everything inyour httpd.conf and paste it on pastebin.. :)
Lukas Hostettler
1,938 PointsOkay, I've uninstalled xampp, deleted the folder off my computer permanently, rebooted my computer, and now reinstalled it. Localhost is still not working. Here is the httpd.conf file. http://pastebin.com/AtF4u5Ws
Faizal Heesyam
8,843 Pointsusually if i want to change port from default 80 to something else, i would pay attention to:-
Line 58: Listen **80* * Line 214: ServerName **localhost:80* *
edit these, save. restart Apache, it should work.
Lukas Hostettler
1,938 PointsChanged it to 8080 in the config on both those lines...still doesn't work.
Sekoyya Little
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 7,651 PointsGo to your FILES inside the C: and make sure that the HTDOCS is inside of the xammp file!
Lukas Hostettler
1,938 PointsLukas Hostettler
1,938 PointsI've changed the port that skype runs on, as well as exited out of it, but it still doesn't work
Luis Barahona
Courses Plus Student 2,432 PointsLuis Barahona
Courses Plus Student 2,432 PointsIf I were you I would try to disable all non-MS services and programs and see if it works. If it does, then you can go through and little by little start adding services in until you find what makes it stop working.
Start-->Run-->MSConfig
IN MSCONFIG Services-->Check "Hide all Microsoft Services"-->Disable all
Start up-->Disable All
If stopping all services doesn't resolve it then I would think that it is an issue with the xamp configution (although, that should not be an issue if you kept default settings).
Perhaps an antivirus or firewall is causing some kind of issue as well. If you have an AV/FW installed check the logs and see if it is blocking anything.