XAMPP Apache can't start because PHP can't find VCREDIST140.DLL >=14.29-CodePudding

XAMPP control panel error log:

7:08:18 PM  [Apache]    Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
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C:\xampp\apache\logs\error.log

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PHP Warning:  'C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\VCRUNTIME140.dll' 14.15 is not compatible with this PHP build linked with 14.29 in Unknown on line 0
[Mon Jun 13 19:07:15.035078 2022] [:emerg] [pid 5580:tid 416] AH00020: Configuration Failed, exiting

CodePudding user response：

Problem: XAMPP's PHP wants vcruntime140.dll to be version 14.29 or above. It looks for this file at C:\Windows\System32\vcruntime140.dll, finds version 14.15, and fails to start.

Solution: Version 14.32 is present in the same folder, but PHP does not find it, so we copy that file (vcruntime140d.dll) to C:\xampp\apache\bin, and rename it to vcruntime140.dll (remove the d) which solves the problem.

Note: This might not be the right solution, ie. it neither identifies nor addresses the root issue, but it works and I have to get back to work.

CodePudding user response：

you need to update Visual C Redistributable Packages in windows

download this file this will solve this issue

https://www.mediafire.com/file/j2bggc1ms8geb9l/6_use_this_folder_if_setup_failed.zip/file