Apache could not be started - ServerRoot must be a valid directory and Unable to find the specified module

Question

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:

Answer 1

Make sure your ServerRoot in httpd.conf points correctly to the Apache path. Otherwise you will see this message for every further module.

Examples:

• /etc/apache2/apache2 for Linux
• "C:\Program Files\Apache24" for Windows