Wamp Server not goes to green color

Question

I Installed WAMP Server Successfully.

My OS is: Windows 7 32-bits

My Wamp Server is: 2.2E ( 32bits & php 5.3 )

I had same problem 4 months back. That time, I used this link. (but OS & WAMP are 64-bits) It's worked fine.

Now, that MSVCR100.dll not gave any problem. But WAMP logo is always 'yellow' color only. That's not return to 'green'. I installed vcredist_x86.exe

I uninstalled 'Avast', for my friend refer. But no Use. Help Me...

Thank you...

Answer 1

You can check if the port is being used by other program using WAMP menu -

1. Click on WAMP icon select Apache -> Service -> Test Port 80, this will check if the port is used by any other program

2. Also do this select Apache -> Service -> Install Service, this will make apache use port 80 if the port is not already used by any other program like IIS or Skype

Restart the WAMP see if the problem is fixed.

If port 80 is already used by some program, then you can choose other listening port for WAMP. To do this -

click WAMP icon -> Apache -> httpd.conf

Now find listen 80 (where 80 is port number, it can be different on your system)

Now change that to something else like 3333, you can access WAMP homepage by typing localhost:3333 or 127.0.0.1:3333 in browser's address bar.

If you want WAMP to use port 80, uninstall the program that is using port 80 and then do things stated in step 2 or you can change port in that program's setting, also check httpd.conf file for listen [port] line.

Answer 2

I found something I did wrong, install the Apache and MySQL services. Click on the WAMP logo, goto Apache -> Service -> Install Service, after that Apache -> Service -> Start/Resume Service. Do the same for MySQL and it will turn green.

Answer 3

I would prefer using the most easiest method.

Right click on the Wamp icon and go to

Tools > Use a port other than 8080 >

Set a different port, lets say 8081 and that's it. Problem resolved.

You are most welcome.

Answer 4

Click wamp icon :

1- apache -> httpd.conf (A notepad file will be opened)

2- Find 80

3 -Replace with 81

Listen 12.34.56.78:81 Listen 0.0.0.0:81 Listen [::0]:81

4- Restart wamp services

!!Done

Answer 5

I have same issue with IIS, i uninstalled IIS. Type in run services.msc, I see "wampapache64" service was not running, when I start it using right click it give me error.

I just used these steps.

1. Click on WAMP icon select Apache -> Service -> Remove Service

2. Click on Wamp icon select Apache -> Service -> Install Service

Got green Wamp icon :(

Answer 6

CMD > netstat -ao > look for any line like 0.0.0.0:80 and look at the PID value (e.g. 4796)

Open Task Manager > Processes tab > View > Select Column > Tick on PID (Process Identifier) > OK to create new column

Look at the processes list in Task Manager > Sort by PID (the new column) and find the 4796 to know which program is using Port 80. Mine is Bit-Torrent. After close (exit) Bit-Torrent, Wampserver should work as usual.

Answer 7

You should also make sure that the ports WAMP uses aren't already in use.

That can be done by typing the following command into the command prompt:

netstat –o

Answer 8

Open cmd and type the command below.

netstat -o -n -a | findstr 0.0:80

Last column of each row is the process identifier (PID)

You can find the application that reserves port 80, using taskmanager services tab or just type tasklist in cmd.

Then follow this link: http://www.ttkalec.com/blog/resolving-yellow-wamp-server-status-freeing-up-port-80-for-apache/

Answer 9

Quit skype and right click on wamp icon-apache-services-start all services that will work after wamp server is start you can use skype again ;)

Answer 10

The above answers are very reasonable but my solution was simply to run the installer as administrator.

This is clearly stated here on the wampserver forum (2nd tip).

There are 20 other suggestions as well.

Answer 11

I've had the above solutions work for me on many occasions, except one; that was after I buggered up an alias file - ie a file that allows the website folder to be located in another location other than the www folder. Here's the solution:

1. Go to c:/wamp/alias
2. Cut all of the alias files and paste in a temp folder somewhere
3. Restart all WAMP services
4. If the WAMP icon goes green, then add each alias file back to the alias folder one by one, restart WAMP, and when WAMP doesn't start, you know that alias file has some bad data in it. So, fix that file or delete it. Your choice.

Answer 12

In the tray, right click on the wamp icon select tools, in the mysql section, select use a port other than 3306 you should see a pop up, enter the port number, 3308 will be suggested, the server should restart after you click Okay, if not restart it yourself.

That worked for me.

Regards