kate_rose Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Hi, I have been reading about mysql & php a lot & I finally have my database built in excel. I need to be able to test out some of the php script I am writing. I am trying to install wampserver 2.0 & can't seem to get the welcome page when I go to http://localhost in my browser (firefox). I had previously installed WAMP5 & I deleted it before I installed wampserver 2.0. When I ran into trouble I saw a suggestion to uninstall in the control panel so I did that. Oddly there was still a C:\wamp folder with some stuff in it so I deleted it. Now I have now reinstalled wampserver 2.0 & still can't get to the welcome page. What am I doing wrong? Should I be using a different version of wamp? Any suggestions would be great. Thanks, Kate ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overlordofevil Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 make sure the server is on.. I know it sounds silly but I use wampserver on my home pc as well and it doesn't turn on automatically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kate_rose Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 From what I read the way to start it is just to go to the little speedometer icon and select "Start all services". Is that right?? I am pretty sure I have the right version because I am running Windows XP and installed Wampserver 2.0. I also saw somewhere that I would need to go into the c:\wamp folder find the exe file & click on it but that was for Wamp5. My wamp folder does not contain a wamp.exe file. I just figured it was in another location in the 2.0 version. Good thought though. I wish it was as simple as just flipping the switch. Any other ideas??? Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildteen88 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 What happens when you go to http://localhost There is a shortcut in the WAMP Control Panel for opening up localhost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kate_rose Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 I noticed the shortcut & tried it but I got the same result. More suggestions? Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildteen88 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Could you describe what you're getting instead of the welcome page? Maybe you have to go to http://localhost/wamp/ perhaps. I have not used WAMP in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kate_rose Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 I get a totally blank page in my web browser with no error message at all. Any chance Firefox could be conflicting with wamp?? Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kate_rose Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 I just uninstalled, deleted, and did a vodoo dance to drive all wamp spirits from my computer. Then I redownloaded the wampserver, Restarted the computer & reinstalled wampserver. I am still not getting the welcome page. I did notice while searching for wamp files that there are wamp related files in dreamweaver. Could they be conflicting?? Such a basic thing. One would think I would get hung up on the more complicated stuff . . . ??? K- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kate_rose Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 I figured it out. For future reference Skype conflicts with wampserver because it uses port 80 which Apache needs. I have only a vague idea of what this means but I had to uninstall Skype (which I don't really use anyway) & restart. Wha-lah the welcome page appeared. Thanks for the help Kate Not sure how to put a solved check mark on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imdead Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 bottom of the page in the left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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