Installing Win11 + XAMPP

[igor]

Hello!

I'm trying to install Latest Release EspoCRM 8.3.5 (July 10, 2024), using XAMPP v3.3.0 (Apache + MySQL + PHP8.2)

Made the necessary entries in httpd.conf and php.ini.
Created a database and user.
I have full access to edit files + I run XAMPP in administrator mode.

When you first launch the application, the flight is normal.
The test for connecting to the database passes, then displays a list of checks that were also successful.
And when I click install, it gives an error:

```
API Error: EspoCRM API is unavailable.

Do only necessary steps. After each step check if the issue is solved.

1. Find the httpd.conf file.
Usually it can be found in a folder called "conf", "config" or something along those lines.

2. Edit the httpd.conf file.
Inside the httpd.conf file uncomment the line LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so (remove the pound '#' sign from in front of the line).

3. Check other parameters.
Also check if the line ClearModuleList is uncommented and make sure that the line AddModule mod_rewrite.c is not commented out.
```

I check LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so - everything is ok.
I click re-check - the error does not go away.

Tell me what can be done about this?
Thank you very much in advance!

[abidoss]

Do you have a screenshot? Or something in logs?

[igor]

yes, I'm attaching screenshots

[esforim]

I think your PHP is missing the extension mod_rewrite? Check your PHP config to see if you have that option extension to enable?

I guess this page need to update to check for that in the future perhaps?

https://github.com/espocrm/documentation/blob/master/docs/administration/apache-server-configuration.md#enabling-rewrite-rules

[victor]

In C:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd find LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so and uncomment it (screenshot 1). If this is done, then disable/enable Apache (screenshot 2). I had these settings by default.
I installed xampp + espo following this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTsQ...rablaTutorials and had no problems working. Maybe you should just reinstall xampp + espo.