XAMPP on Windows - Apache not starting

Question

I have installed XAMPP on my windows 7 machine but can\'t get Apache to work.

On start I get the following errors:

13:09:21  [apache]  Apache Service         


        

Answer 1

I encountered the same issue after XAMPP v3.2.1 installation. I do not have Skype as most people would believe, however as a Software Developer I assumed port 80 is already in use by my other apps. So I changed it by simply using the XAMPP Control Panel:

Click on the 'Config' button corresponding to the APACHE service and choose the first option 'Apache (httpd.conf)'. In the document that opens (using any text editor - except MS Word!), locate the text:

Listen 12.34.56.78:80

Listen 80

And change this to:

Listen 12.34.56.78:83

Listen 83

This can be any non-used port number. Thanks.