Apache Server Won't Start in MAMP

Question

Apache server won\'t start when in MAMP. Here are the error logs:

[Wed Aug 01 21:07:34 2012] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
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Answer 1

Solution: MAMP 4 - Dec 2017, macOS High Sierra

Had this issue with MAMP Pro 3.4.1 so i paid for a new license so i could upgrade to Version 4.2.1 and the problem still occurred. I tried the above solution and unfortunately had no luck.

I did however get Apache running again by selection all options for the directory directive as shown in the image below:

This issue occurred completely randomly, one day everything working fine then the next... Apache says no. I believe the issue is that like web browsers use a Cache and separately also hold open processes, i think sometimes when MAMP or MAMP Pro is not closed properly then it can screw up Apache because it is not stopped correctly.

I hope this answer helps any persons experiencing this issue!