XAMPP on windows suddenly stopped working

php not working right anymore

[rodriguez1804]

Hey guys,

I was working on a php script about 3 days ago using XAMPP environment in windows xp - everything worked great, php displayed on browsers and all. Today, I tried to display the same script and all I see is a bunch of the php code on the browser window. I tried opening other php files and even did a simple echo "hello" and nothing! What may be the cause? #*$!! No viruses or anything of that sort either.

[dreamcatcher]

Has the apache server started ok?

dc

[rodriguez1804]

yeah, apache server starts ok and everything

[rodriguez1804]

ok, it tries to download the php file in the browser instead of displaying it. I remember it has to do something with editing the .htaccess file and putting something like addType x-http .html .php or something like this. Question is what file do I edit in xampp?

Update: I found I had already added this line to my httpd.conf file. So with this out of the question, what else could be the cause?

[xKillswitchx]

Skype, possibly, if you have it, or another program that may use internet connection and using port 80. When I installed Skype, Xampp stopped working, so I told Skype not to use port 80 and it worked again. Check any new program settings, or possibly even firewall settings.

[steve]

Have you installed any other software which may have in turn installed another server, or have you accidentally enabled IIS?

I keep a copy of XAMPP on a USB stick, which I move between machines. Could you copy your set up try and running it on another machine?

I all else fails back up your websites and try a reinstall.