Unable to start apache

[derokorian]

Hi all,

I'm having a problem. I installed Zend Server CE on my laptop and all was working well. Then I edited my http.conf to uncomment the line to include extra/httpd-vhosts.conf and then added virtual host directives in that file to allow me to use sub-domains of localhost for testing, instead of long URLs. I restarted my PC and now I'm getting the following error when Apache2.2-Zend tries to start:

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The Apache service named reported the following error: >>>
   httpd.exe: Syntax error on line 35 of C:/Program Files (x86)/Zend/Apache2/conf/httpd.conf: ServerRoot must be a valid directory

The line in question does indeed point to a valid directory (in fact, I didn't even modify this line):

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ServerRoot "C:/Program Files (x86)/Zend/Apache2"

I tried restoring the file from the original folder, this didn't change the error. Any suggestions as to what to try? I've failed to find any solutions through searching.

[zvika]

Hi

Did you mean this valid directory? (Mind the slash direction...)
ServerRoot "C:\Program Files (x86)\Zend\Apache2"

Tip: Restart Windows takes time, only restart the service from admin console
> net stop Apache2.2-Zend
> net start Apache2.2-Zend
Or - use the Apache Monitor (should be in Start Menu under Zend Server, or link to the actual exe in C:\Program Files (x86)\Zend\Apache2\bin)

[derokorian]

I tried it with those slashes and no improvement. However I'd like to point out the comment immediately above that line specifically say to use / for all paths. Still neither option works.

Tried starting from services console, using net start and using the monitor, none of them can start it, as it gives the same error in the event viewer for them all "[...]Invalid Path[...]"

[zvika]

Hi

You wrote that you restored the original file - did you mean that you commented out the line to load extra/httpd-vhosts.conf?
Please also check the Apache error log - and then make absolutely sure it is not open in any editor / viewer before starting Apache.

If the above doesn't help,
Can you recall exactly what you did to break functionality?
Its either that or removing and reinstalling Zend Server to deploy the Apache stack again...

[derokorian]

Hi Zvika,

Thanks for the reply, sorry for the slow response got slammed at work. Anyway I uninstalled Zend Server and reinstalled and now everything seems to be working just fine, virtual hosts and all.