Hi I want to start learning PHP and MySql and also polish my knowledge of Javascript witch is very limited at the moment having only use jQuery and knowing only the core sintax of the language.I choose to read Learning PHP MySQL and Javascript witch seemed to fit all my needs.
Having always had bad luck when installing something new I immediately hit a dead end with XAMPP 1.7.7.
The server runs corectly when is first installed and I can stop MySQL and Apache from running from the control panel.But if close the control panel and reopen it I get and error.
If when it was first opened I left apache and Mysql opened I get the error Apache Service not stopped [-1] the same goes for MySQL.If the services were close I get the same error that says apache service can’t start same for MySQL.
I have tryed multiple instalations and the same thing happens.
I first tought I will install it and live them open so I can start working but sadly it didn’t work corectly or I don’t know how to run a PHP script corectly.
Here’s what I did:
I opened PHPStorm and pasted this little scripped with a PHP extension :
<?php
echo "Hello world";
?>
After that I tried to run it but I get the error “PHP interpretor is not installed”.
Shouldn’t it have worked if the apache server was running?
You should wait after you stopped apache or mysql to let them clean things up. If you want to force them to end their processes, you can kill httpd.exe and mysqld.exe from task manager and then try starting it from xampp control panel.