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Posted by shimmyshack on 05/03/07 19:10
On May 3, 7:25 pm, avdavid <avda...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 3, 8:19 pm, shimmyshack <matt.fa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On May 3, 5:17 pm, DavidNorep <avdavid.nore...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hi,
>
> > > I installed basic xampp with the installer fromhttp://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#524.
>
> > > When I started Apache from the panel, I got a window with the error
> > > message:
> > > This application has failed to start because php_mbstring.dllwas
> > > not found. Re-installing ...
>
> > > I tried to re-install but it did not help.
>
> > > I found in the web references to this problem but everything that they
> > > suggest is already correct at my php.ini: definition of extension_dir
> > > and php_exif.dll appears after mbstring.
>
> > > In the control-panel - the status of Apache is running and the start
> > > button was replaced by a stop button.
>
> > > Apache and PHP are new for me.
>
> > > Thanks,
> > > David
>
> > did you install apache as a service?
>
> No. Must I?
>
> filzilla/mysql all should be> services unless you have a need for them not to be.
>
> I assume that this is not the reason for the php error on Apache
> start.
>
> > if they are use services.msc to check on the status of apache mysql
> > and filezilla, ignore the control panel, in my experience - which isnt
> > much, is that it lies. if the application failed to start, then it
> > failed to start no matter what some gui says.
>
> When I clicked start in the control-panel - an apache.exe process
> appeared in the processes table and that error message. When I clicked
> OK on the error-window a similar error appeared for OCI.dll, then for
> several other dll. After the last error-message - a second apache.exe
> appeared in the processes table. Are there supposed to be two
> processes?
>
> When I direct the browser tohttp://localhostI get an empty page.
> When I direct it tohttp://localhost:8080/I get an error message.
>
> > are you editing the right php.ini file? that in apache/bin directory,
>
> No.
>
> > have you added any lines to xampp from a website, or is it default -
>
> Yes, the default.
>
> > are you running php as a module. If you did add lines did you add the
> > reference to the wrong module, if you are running apache 2.2.x are you
> > using the php for apache2.2.x dll?
>
> I just started it from the panel.
>
> > did you check that php_mbstring.dll actually does exist? If you can
> > download the latest dll from the php (pecl) website for your version
> > of php.
>
> The file exists.
>
> > did you have a preiexisting setup which you have tried to install over
> > the top of, perhaps there are config or files still hanging around
> > from before?
>
> No.
>
> Also, which book and which online manual can you suggest me to read in
> order to study Apache?
>
> Thanks.
hmm! well the only thing I would suggest is have a look at the php.ini
in xampp/apache/bin rather than the one in xampp/php/ you might see in
that php.ini that the settings which are correct in the xampp/php are
not repeated, thi s is what i think it is. The one in php folder is
for command line work.
well i use the online manual for apache, and if you're using firefox
just type
"apache 2 docs mod_rewrite" and you will get the link to mod_rewrite,
its a great site actually, couple that with alt.apache.configuration
and you're there.
I would recommend not running to much xampp stuff at first as its
rather insecure and bulky, and install as services means that
everything starts when your computer does, no hassle.
THere should indeed be two apache processes on windows, one is the
child process that does all the work.
php is set to show errors on startup, which is why you get a whole
load of pop ups, useful for debugging, but I can say that xampp is
very very stable, its likely to be the wrong php.ini file,
In fact IMHO there should be two but the command line one should be
named php-cli.ini for clarity.
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