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Brian Morrison
16,524 PointsXAMPP: Can someone explain this error and how to address it. says "Blocked Port" when starting Apache
1:44:25 PM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port 1:44:25 PM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app... 1:44:25 PM [Apache] Status change detected: running 1:44:27 PM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped 1:44:27 PM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly. 1:44:27 PM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies, 1:44:27 PM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method. 1:44:27 PM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check 1:44:27 PM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues 1:44:27 PM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this 1:44:27 PM [Apache] entire log window on the forums
Brian Morrison
16,524 PointsYour advice should of worked I believe, but unfortunately it gives the same error. Thank you for your time though. It is appreciated. :)
Brian Morrison
16,524 PointsThank you all for your suggestions for they were all on point for troubleshooting this problem. The final solution for me ended up being simple. I right clicked on the XAMPP icon and choose "run as administrator", so in the end I guess it was a permissions problem. Thank you all again. ;)
Alenka Dermol
4,298 PointsBrian, thanks a lot for your suggestion which helped me a lot. I had the same problem, in the end (and after reading this post) I solved it exactly the way you said - with "run as administrator". :-)
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jason chan
31,009 PointsMake sure skype isn't turned on. If it is. Use a different port. Because skype also uses port 80.
Scott Montgomery
23,242 PointsScott Montgomery
23,242 PointsHave you tried changing the port that Apache listens on? I had a similar issue and it was because something else was using port 80. I went into Config; Apache(httpd.conf) and changed listen from 80 to 8080 and it worked. Just have to remember to go to localhost:8080 when accessing the webpage in a browser.