Apache couldn't be started. please check your mamp installation and configuration.

Question

Problem :

I want to view my php files locally on my mac.

I am trying to run Yosemite on my mac.

I have the MAMP installed on my mac. When I press start my MySQL server starts as usual but my Apache doesn't start at all. An error message is shown as below :

 'Error. Apache couldn't be started. Please check your MAMP installation'

I have tried changing 'envvars' to '_envvars' but nothing really works for me.

I also tried reinstalling the OSX and that worked but until I shut down my mac the problem reoccurs.

Can anyone help with the solution on above error?

Answer 1

If you are trying to start your server from the terminal then it is likely that it will tell you what is wrong with it e.g.

$ sudo /Applications/MAMP/bin/startApache.sh

Password:

‘Error :(49)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:8888 (49)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:8888 no listening sockets available, shutting down Unable to open logs’

In the above explained case, I was trying to run the Blockstack browser out of 8888, so just changing the MAMP to 8887 allowed it to start.

Hope this will help you in resolving your issue.