WAMP Server Offline Error

Some of you might get the “Server Offline” error after you install WAMP on your windows 7 system. This happens if IIS server was installed in the system prior to the installation of WAMP thus creating the clash of the port address where both the servers are trying to access http://localhost/ This issue can be resolved by changing the port address for the WAMP server. Follow the below given steps to do the same: Go to c:\wamp\bin\apache\Apache2.2.11\conf Open httpd.conf file Change the line “Listen 80” to “Listen 8080” (or Listen <some...

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Wamp Server is offline always: Make online(Active) [Icon not Turning to Green]

Most of peoples are using Wamp Server for managing PHP files.. By installing wamp server, we can use our computer as a local host.We can change its state by clicking on Wamp server icon and choose "Put Online" or "Put Offline".  In some case wamp server is in online stage, but you cant use you system has a local host(ie your wamps server is inactive).So we cannot run PHP files. Now let us try to make wamp server (active) by some simple...

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PORT 80 USED BY MICROSOFT-HTTPAPI/2.0

This is a common error when using WAMP. The MySql runs fine but you cannot access localhost and phpmyadmin, when accessed gives you an error 404 not found. The apache server cannot be started and when you test port 80 it keeps giving you the message PORT 80 USED BY MICROSOFT-HTTPAPI/2.0. I have dealt with this problem and wasted ample of time and figured there are different solutions to it. Below mentioned are the ways to troubleshoot this error, hope you guys find it helpful 1. PORT 80 USED BY MICROSOFT-HTTPAPI/2.0 There is a service...

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Check If A Website Is Blacklisted

If you want to make sure your website is not listed on any of these blacklists you can use a tool called BlacklistAlert.org. Simply input your domain and the tool will check on more than 30 spam and malware blacklists. This tool can also be useful in other situations, including: If you are considering to buy a registered domain name and want to make sure it’s clean. If you just moved to a new hosting company or to a new server and want...

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Recovering Data from a Crashed Windows

Some online forums were suggesting that the easiest method to recover your data in similar situations was to use Knoppix, which is a Linux distribution bootable directly from the CD. I downloaded Knoppix (using another PC), burned it into a CD and loaded it on my computer. It worked like a charm. Within 10 minutes I had already copied all the necessary files from the hard disk. I was even able to fix the Windows registry files inside the Knoppix OS, and after that the computer started working again, even if in safe mode and without my...

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