WampServer orange icon
Before you can fix anything you need to know which service has not started, Apache or MySQL.
As the TEST PORT 80 utility is saying Apache is running its probably the MySQL service that has not started. Unless you have another Apache running!
So which service has not started???
If the wampmanager icon is not GREEN then one of the services ( Apache/MySQL ) has not started properly.
How to tell which service is not running if the wampmanager icon is orange.
Left click the wampmanager icon to reveal the menu-> Apache -> Service
If the Start/Resume service menu is Green then Apache IS NOT running.
Left click the wampmanager icon to reveal the menu-> MySQL -> Service
If the Start/Resume service menu is Green then MySQL IS NOT running.
If Apache is the service that is not running it is normally, but not always, because something else has captured port 80.
Now do,
Left click the wampmanager icon to reveal the menu-> Apache -> Service -> Test port 80
This will launch a command window and display some information about what, if anything is using port 80.
Whatever it is should be re-configured to not use port 80 or uninstalled if you are not using it.
If port 80 is not the problem look for errors in the appropriate error log ( use the wamp manager menus to view the error logs )
If these do not exists or show no errors then also check the Windows Event Viewer
Start -> Administrative Tools -> Event Viewer
And look in the 'Windows Logs' -> Application' section accessed from the menu on the left of the dialog for error messages from Apache and or MySQL.
If its MYSQL that has not started.
Check the mysql error log by using the menus
wampmanager->MySQL->error log
Check the Windows Event log for messages from MYSQL
Check you dont have another MYSQL Server instance running.
How to Configure SKYPE so it does not require port 80 or 443
Run SKYPE
then using the menus do this:
Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Connection
Un-Check the checkbox next to 'Use port 80 and 443 as alternatives for incomming connections'
Now restart SKYPE for these changes to take effect.
If you are running Windows 8 SKYPE comes as an app and this cannot ( as yet ) be configured in this way.
However if you uninstall the SKYPE app and install SKYPE in the old way, you can reconfigure it, and it works just as well.
wamp server showing orange icon?
The solution to my answer is I installed the latest wamp server and then followed all the requirements needed for the PHP version 7.
Wamp server icon indicates orange color
IIS server used same port as wamp server.
Two solutions have found.
- assign a new port to use to wamp.
- stop running IIS server
WampServer orange icon Apache Not Started
I fixed it by disabling the IIS Service:
- Computer
- manage
- Service and Application
- Service
- world wibe publishing
- Right Click
- Stop
Then Start Apache and WAMP goeas already green.
WAMP Server V 2.5 icon is orange,does not respond and no menu
I had also that problem, there might be another program running on the same ports, I know skype can be difficult to run with wamp and xammp servers.
Check out if something else is running on same ports and turn skype off = the fix :))
edit: netstat -a -b will show all listening ports and the executable name
If you prefer a graphical version, Microsoft's TCPView will show you the same information, updating in real-time.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897437.aspx
if you have other programmes running on the same ports you will have to change the ports of your virtual server.
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