I have installed xampp lite. All I need is apache for testing one php page.
I usually do this on a mac. The apache 2.2 service is installed but I can't
load a php page. The error is the system cannot find the path. There is
in fact a wrong path because I installed the xampp folder on the desktop then
I moved it to c:\ drive. I tried to change the path in the properties for
the service and I cannot. I notice that for Log on tab in properties It has
local system account. I assume that I should change this to "this account".
I changed it to "this account" and I still was not able to change the path to
the executable? I notice it has a dependency on AFD/TCP/IP/IPSEC driver in
dependencies. How could I tell if that is properly avaialble?

I also turned the firewall off. I just want to test one page. However
should I normally unblock port 80? thanks very much,

xampp is solid as a rock. Move the folder to the desktop, then
uninstall it. Install again and this time do it right. The Desktop is
not the right place to install xampp.

Janis wrote:
> I have installed xampp lite. All I need is apache for testing one php page.
> I usually do this on a mac. The apache 2.2 service is installed but I can't
> load a php page. The error is the system cannot find the path. There is
> in fact a wrong path because I installed the xampp folder on the desktop then
> I moved it to c:\ drive. I tried to change the path in the properties for
> the service and I cannot. I notice that for Log on tab in properties It has
> local system account. I assume that I should change this to "this account".
> I changed it to "this account" and I still was not able to change the path to
> the executable? I notice it has a dependency on AFD/TCP/IP/IPSEC driver in
> dependencies. How could I tell if that is properly avaialble?
>
> I also turned the firewall off. I just want to test one page. However
> should I normally unblock port 80? thanks very much,

Well I seem to have messed it up. I installed the first one on the desktop.
That one I tried to move to the c: drive. I guess I ended up installing
another one. This one with services. That one I was able to uninstall. Now
for the other one. It had a permissions issue on the folder so I set the
permissions to be able to delete all the subfolders. I did not install the
service version on this one, just the control panels. There is no uninstall
you are just supposed to delete the folder. I'm deleting the xampplite
folder. It starts deleting the contents and it gets to the xampp control
executable and it won't let me delete it. It says access denied. That is
even though all the permissions attributes are unchecked. How can I get rid
of the xampplite folder on the desktop? It won't let me throw it away?
thanks,

"Roger" wrote:

> xampp is solid as a rock. Move the folder to the desktop, then
> uninstall it. Install again and this time do it right. The Desktop is
> not the right place to install xampp.
>
> Janis wrote:
> > I have installed xampp lite. All I need is apache for testing one php page.
> > I usually do this on a mac. The apache 2.2 service is installed but I can't
> > load a php page. The error is the system cannot find the path. There is
> > in fact a wrong path because I installed the xampp folder on the desktop then
> > I moved it to c:\ drive. I tried to change the path in the properties for
> > the service and I cannot. I notice that for Log on tab in properties It has
> > local system account. I assume that I should change this to "this account".
> > I changed it to "this account" and I still was not able to change the path to
> > the executable? I notice it has a dependency on AFD/TCP/IP/IPSEC driver in
> > dependencies. How could I tell if that is properly avaialble?
> >
> > I also turned the firewall off. I just want to test one page. However
> > should I normally unblock port 80? thanks very much,
>

I double checked all the permissions on the subfolders. I stopped the xampp
control panel. I tried to delete the folder again and it sitll won't let me
delete the xampp control panel. It says permission denied or the panel is in
use. It should not be in use becasue I turned it off but somehow it is
staying on. Also when I tried to delete the xampplite folder again it said
"cannot delete httpd.pid". So I how do I kill the http.pid process? That
should do it. thanks,
"Roger" wrote:

> xampp is solid as a rock. Move the folder to the desktop, then
> uninstall it. Install again and this time do it right. The Desktop is
> not the right place to install xampp.
>
> Janis wrote:
> > I have installed xampp lite. All I need is apache for testing one php page.
> > I usually do this on a mac. The apache 2.2 service is installed but I can't
> > load a php page. The error is the system cannot find the path. There is
> > in fact a wrong path because I installed the xampp folder on the desktop then
> > I moved it to c:\ drive. I tried to change the path in the properties for
> > the service and I cannot. I notice that for Log on tab in properties It has
> > local system account. I assume that I should change this to "this account".
> > I changed it to "this account" and I still was not able to change the path to
> > the executable? I notice it has a dependency on AFD/TCP/IP/IPSEC driver in
> > dependencies. How could I tell if that is properly avaialble?
> >
> > I also turned the firewall off. I just want to test one page. However
> > should I normally unblock port 80? thanks very much,
>

find Uninstall.exe along with xampp_restart.exe, xamp_start.exe,
xampp_stop.exe, xamp_control and xampp_portcheck at the \xampp folder.
If you deleted them install again at the Desktop and uninstall.

Janis wrote:
> Well I seem to have messed it up. I installed the first one on the desktop.
> That one I tried to move to the c: drive. I guess I ended up installing
> another one. This one with services. That one I was able to uninstall. Now
> for the other one. It had a permissions issue on the folder so I set the
> permissions to be able to delete all the subfolders. I did not install the
> service version on this one, just the control panels. There is no uninstall
> you are just supposed to delete the folder. I'm deleting the xampplite
> folder. It starts deleting the contents and it gets to the xampp control
> executable and it won't let me delete it. It says access denied. That is
> even though all the permissions attributes are unchecked. How can I get rid
> of the xampplite folder on the desktop? It won't let me throw it away?
> thanks,
>
> "Roger" wrote:
>
>> xampp is solid as a rock. Move the folder to the desktop, then
>> uninstall it. Install again and this time do it right. The Desktop is
>> not the right place to install xampp.
>>
>> Janis wrote:
>>> I have installed xampp lite. All I need is apache for testing one php page.
>>> I usually do this on a mac. The apache 2.2 service is installed but I can't
>>> load a php page. The error is the system cannot find the path. There is
>>> in fact a wrong path because I installed the xampp folder on the desktop then
>>> I moved it to c:\ drive. I tried to change the path in the properties for
>>> the service and I cannot. I notice that for Log on tab in properties It has
>>> local system account. I assume that I should change this to "this account".
>>> I changed it to "this account" and I still was not able to change the path to
>>> the executable? I notice it has a dependency on AFD/TCP/IP/IPSEC driver in
>>> dependencies. How could I tell if that is properly avaialble?
>>>
>>> I also turned the firewall off. I just want to test one page. However
>>> should I normally unblock port 80? thanks very much,

On 02 Apr 2009, =?Utf-8?B?SmFuaXM=?=
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

> I have installed xampp lite. All I need is apache for testing one
> php page. I usually do this on a mac. The apache 2.2 service is
> installed but I can't load a php page. The error is the system
> cannot find the path. There is in fact a wrong path because I
> installed the xampp folder on the desktop then I moved it to c:\
> drive.

The easiest fix would be to move the folder back to the desktop,
uninstall xampp, then reinstall it to the correct location.

If you want to get into it, you can uninstall, then re-install the
service. You will find documentation for apache at
<http://httpd.apache.org/>. Look for the notes regarding Microsoft
Windows.

There are also many references to the path in httpd.conf. You will have
to correct all those, too.

Your question really doesn't have anything to do with Windows XP. You
would be better off asking in an apache or xampp forum.