wamp server red icon & could not execute menu item

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I know this is not the first time this error has been reported, but I still can't solve it!

Settings

  • Windows 7 64 bit
  • wamp server 2.4
  • php 5.4.12
  • apache 2.4.4

error

  1. localhost, localhost/phpmyadmin not found by browser
  2. red wamp icon
  3. "put online/offline" gives the error: could not execute menu item (internal error)...

solutions that didn't work

  1. Uninstalling skype (which wasn't running in the first place, but just in case)
  2. httpd.conf port 80 to 8080
  3. adding wamp to firewall exceptions
  4. re-installing wamp

Please help, thank you.

edit: I couldn't wait any longer so I had to try this desperate "solution"... So I downloaded and installed an earlier version of wampserver: http://www.wampserver.com/en/#download-wrapper WAMPSERVER (64 BITS & PHP 5.3) 2.2E and everything is working fine!

3
wampwampserver
after changing the port 80 to 8080 did you tired localhost:8080 – Shibbir Ahmed
Yes I did, not found =( – iJassar

3 Answers

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It could well be that your W7 system has not have all the required versions of all of these Microsoft C/C++ Redistributable runtime libraries. You dont need the whole compiler, just these C/C++ runtime libraries.

The 2008 Redist (32bit) is used by wampmanager even if you installed the 64bit WAMPServer.
The 2010 Redist is used by some versions of Apache ( depending on compiler used ).
The 2012 Redist is used by some versions of Apache ( depending on compiler used ).

FOR WAMP 32bit

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) Link1 Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) Link2

If you are using WampServer 2.4 32bit and therefore Apache 2.4.x

Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 is required Link3 And select vcredist_x86.exe

FOR WAMP 64bit

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) Link4

Yes you need the x86 Package regardless as wampmanager uses this <<

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x64) Link5 Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x64) Link6

If you are using WampServer 2.4 64bit

Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Link7 And select vcredist_x64.exe

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FOR WAMP 64bit
Microsoft Visual

C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) [http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=5582]
Yes you need the x86 Package regardless
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x64) [http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=15336]
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x64) [http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=13523]
If you are using WampServer 2.4
Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 [http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=30679]
And select vcredist_x64.exe

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I had the same problem. The problem is that the port Apache is trying to use is actually being used by some other application. Either 1. Change the port no. from the file http.conf or httpd.conf from 80 to smething else Listen 8080 change 8080 to something else.

  1. check out which application is using the port and shut it down. Check the port status using "cports" aplication or any other that you prefer. Then it will work just fine.