#XAMPP APACHE ERROR PORT 80 WINDOWS#

Navigate to Tools -> Options… -> Advanced -> Connection uncheck / un-tick the use port 80 and 443 as alternative for incoming connection. One of such program is the popular Skype. If you do not want to run XAMPP in another port, and still want to continue using the default port 80, you need to find and stop the program or application already using the port.

Stop the application / service using the 80 port.

The only demerit to this technique is, you have to explicitly include the port number in the localhost url. ✔ Find again and change line ServerName localhost:80 to ✔ Do Ctrl+F to find ’80’ and change line Listen 80 to Listen 7777 ✔ Select ‘Apache (nf)’ from the drop down. ✔ In the XAMPP Control Panel, click on the Apache – Config button which is located next to the ‘Logs’ button. If you are desperate to get XAMPP up and running, you should consider changing the port from the default 80 to say 7777. If you are experiencing this problem with XAMPP, I am going to share two simple yet effective methods that solved this problem for me. My hypothesis was proven to be true reading this stackoverflow thread.

#XAMPP APACHE ERROR PORT 80 WINDOWS#

Improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.Ĭheck the “/xampp/apache/logs/error.log” fileĪnd the Windows Event Viewer for more cluesįrom the error message my hypothesis was another program is already using the port 80.

This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies, I have come to love it simplicity and effectiveness which is why I still haven’t use other alternatives like Wamp and EasyPHP.įew days ago, I started Apache on XAMPP and to my surprise it will run and stop and afterward displays the below error message

I have been using XAMPP as my developmental server for years now.

Xampp apache error port 80