xampp MySQL does not start

You already have a version of mySQL installed on this machine that is using port 3306. Go into the most recent my.ini file and change the port to 3307. Restart the mySQL service and see if it comes up. You also need to change port 3306 to 3307 in xampp\php\php.ini

Can’t send email with php mail function on windows 8

Try this Configure This Setups in php.ini SMTP=smtp.gmail.com smtp_port=587 sendmail_from = my-gmail-id@gmail.com sendmail_path = “\”C:\xampp\sendmail\sendmail.exe\” -t” in sendmail.ini: smtp_server=smtp.gmail.com smtp_port=587 error_logfile=error.log debug_logfile=debug.log auth_username=my-gmail-id@gmail.com auth_password=my-gmail-password force_sender=my-gmail-id@gmail.com Important: comment following line if there is another sendmail_path in the php.ini : sendmail_path=”C:\xampp\mailtodisk\mailtodisk.exe” Note: Tested and works fine in my Windows 8.1

Make XAMPP / Apache serve file outside of htdocs folder [closed]

Ok, per pix0r’s, Sparks’ and Dave’s answers it looks like there are three ways to do this: Virtual Hosts Open C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf. Un-comment ~line 19 (NameVirtualHost *:80). Add your virtual host (~line 36): <VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot C:\Projects\transitCalculator\trunk ServerName transitcalculator.localhost <Directory C:\Projects\transitCalculator\trunk> Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> </VirtualHost> Open your hosts file (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts). Add 127.0.0.1 transitcalculator.localhost … Read more

Is there way to use two PHP versions in XAMPP?

Why switch between PHP versions when you can use multiple PHP versions at the same time with a single xampp installation? With a single xampp installation, you have 2 options: Run an older PHP version for only the directory of your old project: This will serve the purpose most of the time. You may have … Read more

Accessing localhost (xampp) from another computer over LAN network – how to?

Localhost is just a name given for the loopback, eg its like referring to yourself as “me” .. To view it from other computers, chances are you need only do http://192.168.1.56 or http://myPcsName if that doesnt work, there is a chance that there is a firewall running on your computer, or the httpd.conf is only … Read more