Apache won't run in xampp

Question

I have just installed XAMPP and everything works fine except that I can\'t get apache to run. It seems that port 80 is the problem, I have disabled Skype to use port 80 but

Answer 1

None of the above worked for me. This is what finally worked for me:

1) Start Services (Type services in your start > search)
2) Look for Apache services.It was disabled in my case. Enabling it worked for me.

Some people have also reported duplicate listing of Apache services which has prevented it from starting. If that is the case, delete/disable one of the Apache services which corresponds to the wrong path.

A restart of XAMPP might be required.

Answer 2

In my case, it was something else. One day earlier I tried to install Magento using bitnami of xampp. And I deleted That Module

I opened the httpd.conf and found this line:

Include "C:/xampp/apps/magento/conf/httpd-prefix.conf"

I just commented it with #,

Now it's running fine. :)

Answer 3

Note that this problem usually occure for two reasons:

1-Port 80 is busy.

2-Port 443 is busy.

For number one as the others said, you can kill Skype and SQL Serever Reporter from

Windows Task Manager>"Services" Tab>"Services..." Button.

But if it dosen't worked, it's probably because of port 443, so try this one:

If you use VMware, go to

Windows Task Manager>"Services" Tab>"Services..." Button, and find "VMware Workstation Server" service, double click on it and press "Stop" button.

There is no need to stop other VMware's services.

Then again try to run Apache

Answer 4

In my case, it was something else. One day earlier I tried to install wordpress using bitnam of xampp, but I was not successfull. When I saw the error log, there was an error :

httpd.exe: Syntax error on line 560 of C:/xampp/apache/conf/httpd.conf: Could not open configuration file C:/xampp/apps/wordpress/conf/httpd-prefix.conf: The system cannot find the path specified.

I opened the httpd.conf and found this line:

Include "C:/xampp/apps/wordpress/conf/httpd-prefix.conf"

I just commented it with #,

Now it's running fine. :)

Answer 5

Try stopping Apache and MySql and starting them again in the following order.

1. Apache
2. MySql
3. Etc...

Wait for both services to stop properly before restarting. Turning them on and off too quickly gives the same problem.

Inspired by lansharks answer.