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Posted by Teresa Camarillo-Mandell
Teresa Camarillo-Mandell
4,657 Points

Xampp not installing properly in Windows 8.1. Anyone else having issues?

Error log when I attempt to open Xampp...

2:53:16 PM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly. 2:53:16 PM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies, 2:53:16 PM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method. 2:53:16 PM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check 2:53:16 PM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues 2:53:16 PM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this 2:53:16 PM [Apache] entire log window on the forums

2 Answers

Tawny Bartlett
Tawny Bartlett
24,674 Points
Tawny Bartlett
Tawny Bartlett
24,674 Points

Hi there. I've got Xampp running on Windows 8.1 fine... Have you looked in the error logs? Is your Firewall maybe causing problems? Did you put Xampp in the root of C:// ??

Teresa Camarillo-Mandell
Teresa Camarillo-Mandell
4,657 Points
Teresa Camarillo-Mandell
Teresa Camarillo-Mandell
4,657 Points

Hi Tawny,

Yes, I put Xampp in the root. ( I also unfortunately followed some advice when getting a "port already in use" message. Went through and changed values still not working.

I have gone back to my old trusty dusty Win7 machine for now. I also posted my full error report to the Xampp ApacheFriends forum but haven't gotten any responses there.

-Teresa