Wampserver 2.1 gives orange icon after install on Windows 7

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Kennethvr picture Kennethvr · Mar 11, 2011 · Viewed 53.8k times · Source

I just installed Wampserver 2.1 on my windows 7 64bit computer and the icon that should turn green, turns orange, saying that the server is not ready.

The result is that on opening the browser on http://localhost/ it just timed out.

anybody an idea, I tried google on this, but without any correct result.

The apache error log says this:

[Fri Mar 11 14:40:58 2011] [notice] Apache/2.2.17 (Win32) PHP/5.3.4 configured -- resuming normal operations[Fri Mar 11 14:40:58 2011] [notice] Server built: Oct 24 2010 13:33:15

[Fri Mar 11 14:40:58 2011] [notice] Apache/2.2.17 (Win32) PHP/5.3.4 configured -- resuming normal operations

[Fri Mar 11 14:40:58 2011] [notice] Server built: Oct 24 2010 13:33:15

[Fri Mar 11 14:40:58 2011] [notice] Parent: Created child process 4320

[Fri Mar 11 14:40:58 2011] [notice] Child 4320: Child process is running

[Fri Mar 11 14:40:58 2011] [notice] Child 4320: Acquired the start mutex.

[Fri Mar 11 14:40:58 2011] [notice] Child 4320: Starting 64 worker threads.

[Fri Mar 11 14:40:58 2011] [notice] Child 4320: Starting thread to listen on port 80.

[Fri Mar 11 14:40:58 2011] [notice] Parent: Created child process 4320

[Fri Mar 11 14:40:58 2011] [notice] Child 4320: Child process is running

[Fri Mar 11 14:40:58 2011] [notice] Child 4320: Acquired the start mutex.

[Fri Mar 11 14:40:58 2011] [notice] Child 4320: Starting 64 worker threads.

[Fri Mar 11 14:40:58 2011] [notice] Child 4320: Starting thread to listen on port 80.

so no mayor issues in my opinion.

versions running are: apache 2.2.17 php 5.3.4 mysql 5.1.53

If I use the service to test port 80, he does that ok, saying to me this:

Port 80 is actually being used by: Server: Apache/2.2.17 (win32) php/5.3.4

update: It still isn't solved after some months and Skype is not even installed and never has been installed on the computer.

Answer

Gnewbie picture Gnewbie · Jun 29, 2011

It is probably your Skype giving you a hard time. Try configuring your Skype this way:

Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Connection -> Unchecking the 'Use port 80...'

I had the same problem and it worked for me.

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