Wamp server error. could not execute run action

Question

I am trying to start wamp serve which was totally running fine on my laptop two weeks ago, but now after two weeks I suddenly get this error:

could not execute menu item(internal error)[exception] could not execute run action: the directory name is invalid

When I click on wamp, then I go to apache, then I select service then test port 80 and this is what I see:

when I write localhost, it goes there but when I click on Localhost and phpMyAdmin, i get this error:

please tel me how I can fix this . thanks

Answer 1

WAMP is trying to open your browser, but the directory in the settings is not correct. It could be that your browser is now located somewhere else. To fix this:

1. Edit the file wampmanager.conf inside your wamp direcotry.
2. Replace the full file path under the [main] section for the navigator parameter
3. Save the file
4. Right-click on the wamp icon and select refresh
5. Try it now

Good luck!

Answer 2

The paths are incorrect in multiple ini files and the wampmanager conf file. Here are the ones I changed since my installed moved from g drive to e drive. I had to change all instances of g:/ to e:/ as well as my chrome.exe location

wampmanager.conf: in the [main] section update the path of chrome.exe or ensure it is correct.

wampmanager.ini: change all instances of g:/ to e:/ (or whatever your install drive letter is)

php.ini (under /wamp/bin/php/php5.5.12/) again, change all instances of g:/ to e:/ (change to your install letter)

Wampmanager started correctly once these changes were made.