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Posted by Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
7,369 Points

[SOLVED] XAMPP ERROR.

Hi, i have a problem running my XAMPP, i need it to run PHP but it wont activate, im not sure what to do .

15:28:49 [main] Initializing Control Panel 15:28:49 [main] Windows Version: Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit 15:28:49 [main] XAMPP Version: 1.8.3 15:28:49 [main] Control Panel Version: 3.2.1 [ Compiled: May 7th 2013 ] 15:28:49 [main] You are not running with administrator rights! This will work for 15:28:49 [main] most application stuff but whenever you do something with services 15:28:49 [main] there will be a security dialogue or things will break! So think 15:28:49 [main] about running this application with administrator rights! 15:28:49 [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\xampp\" 15:28:49 [main] Checking for prerequisites 15:28:59 [main] All prerequisites found 15:28:59 [main] Initializing Modules 15:28:59 [Apache] Problem detected! 15:28:59 [Apache] Port 80 in use by "C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" with PID 2804! 15:28:59 [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free! 15:28:59 [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application 15:28:59 [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port 15:28:59 [main] Starting Check-Timer 15:28:59 [main] Control Panel Ready 15:29:04 [Apache] Problem detected! 15:29:04 [Apache] Port 80 in use by "C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" with PID 2804! 15:29:04 [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free! 15:29:04 [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application 15:29:04 [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port 15:29:04 [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app... 15:29:04 [Apache] Status change detected: running 15:29:07 [Apache] Status change detected: stopped 15:29:07 [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly. 15:29:07 [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies, 15:29:07 [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method. 15:29:07 [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check 15:29:07 [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues 15:29:07 [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this 15:29:07 [Apache] entire log window on the forums

2 Answers

Philip G
Philip G
14,601 Points

Try this solution and run XAMPP as a administrator.

Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
7,369 Points

Thank you :)

Philip G
Philip G
14,601 Points

Glad to help! Tip: Set the Topic to PHP and mark this as the best, so others can see this is solved or rename your question to [SOLVED] XAMPP ERROR.

Darren Healy
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Darren Healy
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 23,565 Points
Darren Healy
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Darren Healy
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 23,565 Points

Hi guys,

First time setup with Xampp for me and wanted to ask for some help, does this look normal to you?

23:27:49  [main]    Initializing Control Panel
23:27:49  [main]    Windows Version: Windows 8 Pro  64-bit
23:27:49  [main]    XAMPP Version: 1.8.3
23:27:49  [main]    Control Panel Version: 3.2.1  [ Compiled: May 7th 2013 ]
23:27:49  [main]    Running with Administrator rights - good!
23:27:49  [main]    XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\xampp\"
23:27:49  [main]    Checking for prerequisites
23:27:49  [main]    All prerequisites found
23:27:49  [main]    Initializing Modules
23:27:49  [Apache]  XAMPP Apache is already running on port 80
23:27:49  [Apache]  XAMPP Apache is already running on port 443
23:27:49  [mysql]   XAMPP MySQL is already running on port 3306
23:27:49  [main]    Starting Check-Timer
23:27:49  [main]    Control Panel Ready
23:27:52  [Apache]  Attempting to stop Apache (PID: 54640)
23:27:52  [Apache]  Attempting to stop Apache (PID: 35684)
23:27:52  [Apache]  Status change detected: stopped
23:27:52  [mysql]   Attempting to stop MySQL (PID: 28508)
23:27:52  [mysql]   Status change detected: stopped

I also have checked boxes in the form of red X's Apache, MySQL, Filezilla, and Tomcat. Is that normal too?

And, and... I already have filezilla ftp installed on my machine, should I be using it in Xampp too? Or is this a bad thing to do?

Philip G
Philip G
14,601 Points

Maybe you should open a New thread because others won't reply, it's set to solved.