brokendoll

Hello, I am using Windows Vista and I have no idea how to get Apache working. I am very new to php and apache and seeking for professional help. I installed Apache using XAMPP. Here is the error log I got from error.txt [sun Dec 28 19:59:10 2008] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ... [sun Dec 28 19:59:10 2008] [notice] Digest: done [sun Dec 28 19:59:17 2008] [notice] Apache/2.2.11 (Win32) DAV/2 mod_ssl/2.2.11 OpenSSL/0.9.8i mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.8 configured -- resuming normal operations [sun Dec 28 19:59:17 2008] [notice] Server built: Dec 10 2008 00:10:06 [sun Dec 28 19:59:17 2008] [error] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : Parent: Could not set child process stdout [sun Dec 28 19:59:17 2008] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ... [sun Dec 28 19:59:17 2008] [notice] Digest: done [sun Dec 28 19:59:18 2008] [notice] Child 5012: Child process is running [sun Dec 28 19:59:51 2008] [crit] (OS 109)The pipe has been ended. : Child 5012: Unable to retrieve the ready event from the parent [sun Dec 28 20:00:42 2008] [warn] pid file C:/xampp/apache/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run? [sun Dec 28 20:00:42 2008] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ... [sun Dec 28 20:00:42 2008] [notice] Digest: done [sun Dec 28 20:00:42 2008] [notice] Apache/2.2.11 (Win32) DAV/2 mod_ssl/2.2.11 OpenSSL/0.9.8i mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.8 configured -- resuming normal operations [sun Dec 28 20:00:42 2008] [notice] Server built: Dec 10 2008 00:10:06 [sun Dec 28 20:00:42 2008] [error] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : Parent: Could not set child process stdout [sun Dec 28 20:00:43 2008] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ... [sun Dec 28 20:00:43 2008] [notice] Digest: done [sun Dec 28 20:00:43 2008] [notice] Child 3752: Child process is running [sun Dec 28 20:00:46 2008] [crit] (OS 109)The pipe has been ended. : Child 3752: Unable to retrieve the ready event from the parent [sun Dec 28 20:04:18 2008] [warn] pid file C:/xampp/apache/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run? [sun Dec 28 20:04:18 2008] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ... [sun Dec 28 20:04:18 2008] [notice] Digest: done [sun Dec 28 20:04:19 2008] [notice] Apache/2.2.11 (Win32) DAV/2 mod_ssl/2.2.11 OpenSSL/0.9.8i mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.8 configured -- resuming normal operations [sun Dec 28 20:04:19 2008] [notice] Server built: Dec 10 2008 00:10:06 [sun Dec 28 20:04:19 2008] [error] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : Parent: Could not set child process stdout [sun Dec 28 20:04:19 2008] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ... [sun Dec 28 20:04:19 2008] [notice] Digest: done [sun Dec 28 20:04:19 2008] [notice] Child 4612: Child process is running [sun Dec 28 20:04:22 2008] [crit] (OS 109)The pipe has been ended. : Child 4612: Unable to retrieve the ready event from the parent [sun Dec 28 20:08:33 2008] [warn] pid file C:/xampp/apache/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run? [sun Dec 28 20:08:33 2008] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ... [sun Dec 28 20:08:33 2008] [notice] Digest: done [sun Dec 28 20:08:33 2008] [notice] Apache/2.2.11 (Win32) DAV/2 mod_ssl/2.2.11 OpenSSL/0.9.8i mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.8 configured -- resuming normal operations [sun Dec 28 20:08:33 2008] [notice] Server built: Dec 10 2008 00:10:06 [sun Dec 28 20:08:33 2008] [error] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : Parent: Could not set child process stdout [sun Dec 28 20:08:34 2008] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ... [sun Dec 28 20:08:34 2008] [notice] Digest: done [sun Dec 28 20:08:34 2008] [notice] Child 4108: Child process is running [sun Dec 28 20:08:37 2008] [crit] (OS 109)The pipe has been ended. : Child 4108: Unable to retrieve the ready event from the parent Thanks in advance.