Apache!!!

Help I can not get apache to start.... been trying for going on 10hours
i'v got a book and followed every online tutorial I can find but nothing.

what do you have to do to view the apache welcome page...
I type in http://localhost/ and get nothing what's up....
someone please help... god help i'm going crazy.

How about some more details? For example, what OS are you running and what have you tried doing to get apache to start? Do you get an error message on the screen? Have you checked the error logs?

My operating systerm is XP pro

http://localhost gives me a cannot find server or DNS error

what do I do now?

C'mon, if you want help, can't you take the time at least to answer all the questions I asked? One down, three to go. Have you actually tried to start apache? I usually run it in a Linux environment and am no expert at apache in Windows, but I believe a program group gets installed when you install the software. If you haven't started the server, you won't be able to view the page. So the first thing you need to confirm or deny is that you've actually started your web server, and how you've done so, and whether you saw confirmation of the start (in your taskbar, for example) or errors. Nobody's going to be able to help you until you provide some more details along these lines. The error you're getting sounds as if the server's not running; I don't have apache on my Windows box and I (as expected) get the same error when I try to view http://localhost in my browser.

I don't know how to be anymore specific.... I installed the software.

I got conformation that it was installed.. the apache service manager shows that
it's started but when I type in the http://localhost/ nothing but the error page.

If you would like to see my error page here it is:
[Mon May 10 04:55:42 2004] [notice] Parent: Created child process 3268
[Mon May 10 04:55:42 2004] [notice] Child 3268: Child process is running
[Mon May 10 04:55:42 2004] [notice] Child 3268: Acquired the start mutex.
[Mon May 10 04:55:42 2004] [notice] Child 3268: Starting 250 worker threads.
[Mon May 10 04:59:23 2004] [notice] Parent: Received shutdown signal -- Shutting down the server.
[Mon May 10 04:59:23 2004] [notice] Child 3268: Exit event signaled. Child process is ending.
[Mon May 10 04:59:24 2004] [notice] Child 3268: Released the start mutex
[Mon May 10 04:59:25 2004] [notice] Child 3268: Waiting for 250 worker threads to exit.
[Mon May 10 04:59:25 2004] [notice] Child 3268: All worker threads have exited.
[Mon May 10 04:59:25 2004] [notice] Child 3268: Child process is exiting
[Mon May 10 04:59:25 2004] [notice] Parent: Child process exited successfully.
[Mon May 10 04:59:30 2004] [notice] Parent: Created child process 2352
[Mon May 10 04:59:30 2004] [notice] Child 2352: Child process is running
[Mon May 10 04:59:30 2004] [notice] Child 2352: Acquired the start mutex.
[Mon May 10 04:59:30 2004] [notice] Child 2352: Starting 250 worker threads.
[Mon May 10 05:05:29 2004] [notice] Parent: Received shutdown signal -- Shutting down the server.
[Mon May 10 05:05:29 2004] [notice] Child 2352: Exit event signaled. Child process is ending.
[Mon May 10 05:05:30 2004] [notice] Child 2352: Released the start mutex
[Mon May 10 05:05:31 2004] [notice] Child 2352: Waiting for 250 worker threads to exit.
[Mon May 10 05:05:31 2004] [notice] Child 2352: All worker threads have exited.
[Mon May 10 05:05:31 2004] [notice] Child 2352: Child process is exiting
[Mon May 10 05:05:31 2004] [notice] Parent: Child process exited successfully.
[Mon May 10 05:11:04 2004] [notice] Parent: Created child process 3060
[Mon May 10 05:11:04 2004] [notice] Child 3060: Child process is running
[Mon May 10 05:11:04 2004] [notice] Child 3060: Acquired the start mutex.
[Mon May 10 05:11:04 2004] [notice] Child 3060: Starting 250 worker threads.
[Mon May 10 05:18:32 2004] [notice] Parent: Created child process 1784
[Mon May 10 05:18:32 2004] [notice] Child 1784: Child process is running
[Mon May 10 05:18:32 2004] [notice] Child 1784: Acquired the start mutex.
[Mon May 10 05:18:32 2004] [notice] Child 1784: Starting 250 worker threads.
[Mon May 10 07:10:44 2004] [notice] Parent: Created child process 284
[Mon May 10 07:10:44 2004] [notice] Child 284: Child process is running
[Mon May 10 07:10:44 2004] [notice] Child 284: Acquired the start mutex.
[Mon May 10 07:10:44 2004] [notice] Child 284: Starting 250 worker threads.
[Mon May 10 07:11:29 2004] [notice] Parent: Received shutdown signal -- Shutting down the server.
[Mon May 10 07:11:29 2004] [notice] Child 284: Exit event signaled. Child process is ending.
[Mon May 10 07:11:30 2004] [notice] Child 284: Released the start mutex
[Mon May 10 07:11:31 2004] [notice] Child 284: Waiting for 250 worker threads to exit.
[Mon May 10 07:11:31 2004] [notice] Child 284: All worker threads have exited.
[Mon May 10 07:11:31 2004] [notice] Child 284: Child process is exiting
[Mon May 10 07:11:31 2004] [notice] Parent: Child process exited successfully.
[Mon May 10 07:14:36 2004] [notice] Parent: Created child process 1464
[Mon May 10 07:14:36 2004] [notice] Child 1464: Child process is running
[Mon May 10 07:14:36 2004] [notice] Child 1464: Acquired the start mutex.
[Mon May 10 07:14:36 2004] [notice] Child 1464: Starting 250 worker threads.

I'm don't know what else to say.... I'm working on a laptop... It's on a wireless home network....
maybe I should just stick to IIS....
thanx for the help, sorry I'm not able to be more discriptive..

Ok, check this article Setting up your first web server on windows with Apache, PHP and MySQL

Ok, first open a dos prompt and enter the command

and then


If you are unable to ping localhost, you may need to edit the HOSTS file

Tell me the response ...

help

my erro in apache 2.2 whith php5:
when i restart de program or stop:

[Fri Sep 14 17:17:44 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.5 (Win32) PHP/5.2.4 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Fri Sep 14 17:17:44 2007] [notice] Server built: Aug 12 2007 16:15:17
[Fri Sep 14 17:17:44 2007] [notice] Parent: Created child process 3068
[Fri Sep 14 17:17:44 2007] [notice] Child 3068: Child process is running
[Fri Sep 14 17:17:44 2007] [notice] Child 3068: Acquired the start mutex.
[Fri Sep 14 17:17:44 2007] [notice] Child 3068: Starting 250 worker threads.
[Fri Sep 14 17:17:45 2007] [notice] Child 3068: Starting thread to listen on port 80.
[Fri Sep 14 17:53:19 2007] [notice] Parent: Received restart signal -- Restarting the server.
[Fri Sep 14 17:53:19 2007] [notice] Child 3068: Exit event signaled. Child process is ending.
[Fri Sep 14 17:53:20 2007] [notice] Child 3068: Released the start mutex
[Fri Sep 14 17:53:21 2007] [notice] Child 3068: Waiting for 250 worker threads to exit.
[Fri Sep 14 17:53:21 2007] [notice] Child 3068: All worker threads have exited.
[Fri Sep 14 17:53:21 2007] [notice] Child 3068: Child process is exiting
[Fri Sep 14 17:53:34 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.5 (Win32) PHP/5.2.4 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Fri Sep 14 17:53:34 2007] [notice] Server built: Aug 12 2007 16:15:17
[Fri Sep 14 17:53:34 2007] [notice] Parent: Created child process 8060
[Fri Sep 14 17:53:34 2007] [notice] Child 8060: Child process is running
[Fri Sep 14 17:53:34 2007] [notice] Child 8060: Acquired the start mutex.
[Fri Sep 14 17:53:34 2007] [notice] Child 8060: Starting 250 worker threads.
[Fri Sep 14 17:53:34 2007] [notice] Child 8060: Starting thread to listen on port 80.

Actually I have a similar problem.
This is what adds to my error.log file anytime I restart my computer.

My apache worked well until last week. Now, when I try to open hxxp://127.0.0.1 or hxxp://localhost nothing happens. Browser says that he is trying to open page and desplays nothing for a very long time. I have installed some new programs like Nokia PC Suite, Internet Download Manager... removing them has not solved the problem. No other changes were made.

My OS: WinXP SP2
Apache: 2.2.9(Win32)
IIS: Completely removed

PLease, someone!!! Help!