Port 80 on my VDS (Apache won't start) problem

[ShuffleScape]

Hey,

I recently got the reboot maintenance this night done.
But now, my port 80 apache on XAMPP won't start.

I am on the control panel of XAMPP and I click on Start Apache but it says it won't start.
Is there a way for you to make the port 80 work for it? It was working before..

Thanks (it's written in "you") because I sent a ticket and they said to post on here)

[Edge100x]

What is the exact error message it gives you? What shows in the Apache log?

Are you sure it's not already running (such as from being started as a system service)?

[chaosportal]

I had the same problem and it was because I was missing the Microsoft C++ runtimes. If you check your event log and it says:

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Activation context generation failed for "C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="9.0.21022.8" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.

Thats the culprit.

[ShuffleScape]

What is the exact error message it gives you? What shows in the Apache log?

Are you sure it's not already running (such as from being started as a system service)?

It says like "Apache Started" then "Busy" and it won't start.

[Edge100x]

The Apache log file should show something better. Does it have an option to see that? if not, I recommend looking for it in the Apache folder, which is likely something like c:\program files (x86)\apache or similar.

[ShuffleScape]

The Apache log file should show something better. Does it have an option to see that? if not, I recommend looking for it in the Apache folder, which is likely something like c:\program files (x86)\apache or similar.

I tried to start it with the .bat instead and it said this:

Edit: nevermind, I fixed it.
Thanks