XAMPP Lite, Windows Vista, and php5apache2_2.dll
I recently ran into a nightmare when needing to use my father's laptop for development. My XAMMP Lite USB install, which worked perfectly on my Windows XP desktop, was giving the following error when trying to start Apache:
apache.exe: Syntax error on line 477 of E:/xampplite/apache/conf/httpd.conf:
Syntax error on line 7 of E:/xampplite/apache/conf/extra/httpd-xampp.conf:
Cannot load E:/xampplite/apache/bin/php5apache2_2.dll into server: The specified module
could not be found.
After 20 minutes of frustration, I finally found the golden solution. I needed to download and place msvcr71.dll in my \xampplite\apache\bin folder. Apparently it's a Microsoft runtime file that Vista doesn't have. Disaster averted!
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I think thats a DLL that gets installed with .NET.
I would have loved to have known that back in April when I had to set up LAMP on a Vista laptop. Yikes, was it a nightmare!!! AT least I know the fix now. Thanks!!!!!
That’s a relief.
Does anyone can tell me-why you guys don’t use AppServ, i always used it and don’t know why use others.
David try WAMP Server. It won’t ask you to disable UAC ;)
From France : Thank you very much David, exactly the same problem, since some days. It’s for me a golden and diamond solution !
And you give the good link to download this file : royal !
THANK YOU MAN
Thanks David, i have that problem too. hope it will fix the problem.
Thanks a lot man . It was the perfect solution.
Microsoft distorted our brains and wasted a plenty of our time.
Thanks again.