XAMPP: Couldn't start Apache (Windows 10)

Question

I\'m using XAMPP, and I can start Apache, but, MySQL (phpMyAdmin) start!

When I start, I get this error;

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Answer 1

I got same problem, but the previous solutions leads us to change the port instead of getting the exact solution. I've searched about the ports of simple HTTP & HTTPS Protocols and found.

If another application is already running, the HTTP or HTTPS ports on the local machine, we'll get this problem obviously just because of those ports already in use and in a busy state.

That's why after changing the port number it was working. But instead of changing the port in the XAMPP server, I've used the following methods and it works for me.

Here's the following step which I've got during this fix up.

1. Error which I got in XAMPP Server application.

2. At the top corner there's a button named Netstat. It's very useful for looking up the running ports on the system.

3. This is the Netstat application where I found an application already running and using the port number 443. In my case, it was vmware-hostd.exe. Your might be a different application. Try to search for port 80 (HTTP) or port 443 (HTTPS).

4. I just opened the Windows Task Manager, selected that application vmware-hostd.exe, and killed the process by using the End Process button. I've killed that process which was used port 443. And this application wasn't needed at the moment.

5. After killing the application in Windows Task Manager, Apache is now available at the moment. Here's the proof.

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NOTE: *If you found any kind of application which is used the HTTP or HTTPS ports means port 80 or port 443 and the application isn't important or not vital then only kill the process of that application.

Otherwise, there isn't any need to follow these steps. Then you need to consider to change the port of your XAMPP application as stated in the previous answers.*