"Apache HTTP Server has encountered a problem and needs to close.

[imtiyazali4all]

Hi,

I have installed Apache 2.2.15 and it was tested successful and working fine.
As a next step I installed php-5.3.2-Win32-VC6-x86 on Windows XP SP3.Now when I restart the Apache server I am getting the following error message

"Apache HTTP Server has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." and I had been given two options

send error report to microsoft and other option is dont send.
when i clicked on the error report technical information I could see the following information:
C:\DOCUME~1\IMTIYA~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERcee8.dir00\h ttpd.exe.mdmp
C:\DOCUME~1\IMTIYA~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERcee8.dir00\a ppcompat.txt

I tried restarting the system and also uninstalling and installing Apache and PHP again but I am having the same issue.


The Apache error file under the logs folder had the following information:
Starting the Apache2.2 service
The Apache2.2 service is running.
] Apache/2.2.15 (Win32) configured -- resuming normal operations
[Mon Jun 21 01:47:19 2010] [notice] Server built: Mar 4 2010 11:27:46
[Mon Jun 21 01:47:19 2010] [notice] Parent: Created child process 2320
[Mon Jun 21 01:47:20 2010] [notice] Child 2320: Child process is running
[Mon Jun 21 01:47:20 2010] [notice] Child 2320: Acquired the start mutex.
[Mon Jun 21 01:47:20 2010] [notice] Child 2320: Starting 64 worker threads.
[Mon Jun 21 01:47:20 2010] [notice] Child 2320: Starting thread to listen on port 80.
[Mon Jun 21 01:53:49 2010] [notice] Parent: Received shutdown signal -- Shutting down the server.
[Mon Jun 21 01:53:49 2010] [notice] Child 2320: Exit event signaled. Child process is ending.
[Mon Jun 21 01:53:50 2010] [notice] Child 2320: Released the start mutex
[Mon Jun 21 01:53:51 2010] [notice] Child 2320: All worker threads have exited.
[Mon Jun 21 01:53:51 2010] [notice] Child 2320: Child process is exiting
[Mon Jun 21 01:53:51 2010] [notice] Parent: Child process exited successfully.
The Apache2.2 service is restarting.
Starting the Apache2.2 service
The Apache2.2 service is running.
pid file C:/Apache2.2/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run?
[Mon Jun 21 01:56:33 2010] [warn] pid file C:/Apache2.2/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run?
[Mon Jun 21 02:03:48 2010] [warn] pid file C:/Apache2.2/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run?


Can you please help me out here?
please let me know if you need more information
Thanks
Imtiyaz

[code green]

Sounds like some configuration problem.
Have a look at the settings in the various .ini files.
As a tip I use xampp on 2-3 servers and 2 local machines with rarely any problem