Aug 21, 2014 Get notifications on updates for this project. Get the SourceForge newsletter. Get newsletters and notices that include site news, special offers and exclusive discounts about IT products &. XAMPP is a completely free, easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP, and Perl. The XAMPP open source package has been set up to be incredibly easy to install and to use. Version 1.8.3.
It's been two days I'm Googling to find a solution and not successful as of now. I'm trying to get Xampp 1.3.8-4 working properly in my Mac Maverics.
Out of the 3 green indicators in the 'Manage Servers' window only Apache Web Server is running and trying hard to get MySql database and proFTPD running with no luck.
This has been working fine and only change I've done is installed WordPress and added a few themes if that helps.
This might be because the you are trying to run two Apache servers at the same time. I got the same problem on my Mac running Xampp 1.8.3-4 server and i got my Apple version of Apache server already running. If you open your browser and type 'localhost' and it say 'It Works', means the the apple version of Apache server is already running.
In OSX 10.7 and earlier, you could start and stop the Apache Web Server in Control Panel, by choosing 'Sharing' and then unchecking the 'Web Sharing' checkbox. As of 10.8 this option is no longer in the control panel.
To disable Apple's version of Apache in current versions of OS X, open a Terminal window and type this command:
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sudo apachectl stop
You will need to type your system password when prompted, then you should be able to start the XAMPP version of Apache.