Issue
I'm using xampp portable server and I'm having some trouble with Apache http server, it says "ServerRoot must be a valid directory"
Command line output:
Please close this command only for Shutdown
Apache 2 is starting ...
httpd.exe: Syntax error on line 35 of K:/../../../xampp/apache/conf/httpd.conf: ServerRoot must be a valid directory
Apache could not be started
I checked the line 35 of xampp/apache/conf/httpd.conf and it was:
ServerRoot "/xampp/apache"
Which doesn't exist. My folders are:
K:/../../../xampp/apache/conf <- where the httpd.conf is
K:/../../../xampp/apache/ <- the server root
K:/../../../xampp/apache/modules <- where server modules are
If i change (at line 35) to
ServerRoot ".."
It says:
Please close this command only for Shutdown
Apache 2 is starting ...
httpd.exe: Syntax error on line 65 of K:/../../../xampp/apache/conf/httpd.conf: Cannot load modules/mod_access_compat.so into server: Unable to find the specified module
Apache could not be started
I checked, and modules/mod_access_compat.so exists, so i can't figure out how to fix it.
Any help will be appreciated
Solution
Just run setup_xampp.bat from shell (shell from XAMPP control panel)and the paths should be set automatically for the portable version of XAMPP for windows. It has worked for me.
Answered By - Bostjan Answer Checked By - Dawn Plyler (WPSolving Volunteer)