Wamp server startup error “-can not startup [Ephase error]”

Question

After I download the WAMP Server, a windows pop out stating:

The configuration file contains a syntax error on line 1235;[EParseError]parameter \"servic

Answer 1

I was having the same error when I tried to install the 64bit version of wamp2.5 on Windows 8.1. I tried the 32bit version instead, and it worked (install/run as an Admin).

Answer 2

Come to find out, this error is encountered when your wampmanager.ini file is empty. I suspect this may be the effect of an unclean exit of Wamp Server.

Luckily, I had a secondary install of WAMP Server sitting on another machine, so I was able to paste in the following file contents and was back up and running in no time:

Your configuration file can generally be found in: c:/wamp/wampmanager.ini. Please note this configuration file was pulled from WAMP Server 2.5

Reference : http://www.youlikeprogramming.com/2014/12/repairing-your-wamp-configuration-file

Answer 3

This is an issue in wampmanager.ini file. It could have been corrupted. Try and replace the file or copy the code here into your file.