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What an interesting problem to run into. I was running XAMPP for Linux without problems but then when I turned on the laptop today, I couldn’t get Apache web server portion of XAMPP to start. Why not?

Apparently, UbuntuLinux’ Apache2 server was already running. I tried getting it to stop by nuking the directory but no luck. It must have been the wrong directory (sheepish grin). So, I immediately confessed my ignorance to the world via this tweet:

On UbuntuLinux running Xampp. However, Apache2–unrelated to XAMPP–suddenly is running. “Another web server daemon is already running”

This is like the equivalent of walking into the pantry, being unable to find the oatmeal container, calling out for help to the spouse–who immediately says, “If it was a snake, it would have bit you!”–and then finding the oatmeal 2 seconds before the wife walks into the kitchen, having abandoned her comfortable spot on the couch.

I did a google search on this term:

web server daemon running on ubuntulinux

And found this as the response…

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 stop

then

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

Isn’t that wonderful? My only question is, how did Apache2 get installed and turned on in the first place when I’d already been using XAMPP?

It’s all working fine now. Why was I doing this? I’m hoping to install VCalendar and Issue Manager to try them out.

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