Problems starting Apache on Xampp

  • Hello everyone,
    I’ve had this problem for two days now, I never had it before, even when I switched from W7 to 10.
    MySQL has no problem starting, but Apache shuts down systematically half a second after starting. This is the error message I have :

    20:39:04 [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
    20:39:04 [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
    20:39:04 [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
    20:39:04 [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
    20:39:04 [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
    20:39:04 [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
    20:39:04 [Apache] entire log window on the forums
    20:39:08 [Apache] Problem detected!
    20:39:08 [Apache] Port 80 in use by “Unable to open process” with PID 4!
    20:39:08 [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
    20:39:08 [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
    20:39:08 [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port

    I’ve not had much experience using xampp and trying to troobleshoot these kind of problem.

    Thanks in advance for helping.

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  • It looks like port 80 for Apache is being used by something else. Try changing it to a different port.

    Thread Starter Greyzlee

    (@greyzlee)

    I tried doing it. I think I did it right, according to whatI saw elsewhere, changing ports number in httpd.conf, and httpd-ssl.conf, and the problem is still the same. Same error, with the same number.

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