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help please!!!

i have installed xampp v3.1.0.3.1.0

it seems that my apache is not really working

everytime i click once apache it turns yellow then says

9:39:44 PM  [Apache]    Status change detected: stopped
9:39:44 PM  [Apache]    Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
9:39:44 PM  [Apache]    This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies, 
9:39:44 PM  [Apache]    improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
9:39:44 PM  [Apache]    Check the "/xampp/apache/logs/error.log" file
9:39:44 PM  [Apache]    and the Windows Event Viewer for more clues

help please what to do?

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Quick diagnostic add-on for and others: an empty Apache error log combined with an immediate shutdown usually means Apache never got far enough to write errors — most often because it cannot bind required ports or is blocked by a service/permission early in startup. and are right to suspect a port conflict; ' request for the log is still useful but when the log is empty the next steps are different.

Useful, ordered checks (no repeated reinstalling yet):

  1. Identify which process holds ports 80/443 from an elevated command prompt:
netstat -aon | findstr :80
netstat -aon | findstr :443
tasklist /FI "PID eq 1234"

Match the PID to a process name; PID 4 generally means an http.sys reservation (System) rather than a normal app.

  1. If a service owns the port, inspect Services.msc for entries like World Wide Web Publishing Service, Web Deployment Agent Service, SQL Server Reporting, or other web-management services and stop/disable any not required. Common apps that grab 80 include IIS, Skype (old versions), TeamViewer, VMware services and some vendor management tools.

  2. Run Apache from an Administrator command prompt (cd into xampp\apache\bin) to see immediate error output, and check Windows Event Viewer Application/System logs for related entries.

If freeing port 80 is impossible, ’s alternative to run Apache on a different port is a valid fallback; changing ports should be done after diagnosing the conflict so any future service starts do not collide unexpectedly. Reinstalling (as suggested by ) rarely fixes port/service conflicts and is a last resort.

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Member Avatar for exactprecisions

Please paste the contents of /xampp/apache/logs/error.log

Member Avatar for itsmeurdude

im sorry but i found nothing...its empty what should i do?

Member Avatar for fobos

That because something is using port 80. in the control panel, there is a button called port check. It will tell you what program is using that port.

Member Avatar for dean8710

always happened to me, the best way is:

  1. Uninstall xampp
  2. Re-install xampp

but make sure back-up all the files

Member Avatar for rfrapp

Try uninstalling Xampp and installing Wamp server. I had the same issue, and I couldn't get xampp to work at all. So I installed Wamp, and it still wasn't working. I had to go into the httpd.config file and change the listen port from 80 to 8080. Then when you want to go to your sever you have to type either 127.0.0.1:8080 or localhost:8080. Hope that helped some!

Member Avatar for veedeoo

It is all about port 80, the windows just won't allow it. Check your firewall settings or whatever windows security they have. If you have a flash drive handy, and if interested in discovering other server apps, try portable nginx.. this is one fast server, but there is a limitation though nginx does not support .htaccess. I could help re-writing a minor .htaccess to nginx equivalent mod-rewrite. As long as it is not one full page..

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