Running xampp on win98

[spongebob]

Ok folks, I'm stumped! I have extracted xampp to the C drive, and here's what happens.

I open setup_xampp, and it works fine. (Says have fun with Apache).

I open apache_start, and it says: 'Apache 2 is starting... ' and
that's all.
I can open apache_stop, and that says
'APACHE.EXE (4293694267)' (next line)
'APACHE.EXE (4293367535)'
And in the window title (you know the blue part!) it says
'Finished apache_stop.'
But the DOS window remains.

I open mysql_start, and it says
'mySQL is starting with mysql\bin\my.cnf (console)'
If I open mysql_stop, it says
'Mysql shutdown... C:\XAMPP\MYSQL\BIN\MYSQLA~1.EXE: Shutdown failed;
error: 'Access denied. You need the SHUTDOWN privilege for this
operation' '.
The DOS window remains, and I have to ctrlAltDelete to shut down
mysqld.

If I open xampp_start, it seems to be working fine. I get the line
'APACHE + MYSQL is starting now'.
If I open xampp_stop, it successfully kills apache and closes the DOS
window.

At any interval with any combination of the above starts and stops,
if I open Internet Explorer and try to go to http://localhost, it
tells me this page is unavailable offline.

Help!

[degsy]

You say you extracted it, but did you install it?
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#522

Warning! The XAMPP main directory (eg e:\minxampp) needs to exist at the top of the hierarchy for this old method to work.

Only then can others such as e:\xampp\php, e:\minixampp\mysql etc be created



http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#524

TO START: In the XAMPP main directory you will find the script "apache_start.bat" for starting this server by hand.
TO STOP: An explicit stop order functions for the Apache2 only as service under NT systems, but not for a manual start. To stop and/or shutdown this server simply close the console!
My Win98 finds this treatment unpleasant - just close the console!


Once you start the server open IE and goto localhost

If it says it is not available offline then goto File menu and make sure Work Offline is not checked.

[spongebob]

Woohoo! I fixed it! Alright! Yeah! :) :) :)
Well, I had installed it correctly, (setup_bat ran fine). But the page you directed me to said something about proxy settings, (thank you!), so I changed the proxy settings on Internet Explorer, and now it's working. Although I can't be 100% sure that was all, because I still get the warning saying 'this page is not available offline', but instead of clicking 'work offline', i click 'connect'. And it works! Thanks for your help!

[degsy]

glad you got it sorted :)