I installed XAMPP tried starting Apache and got the folowing crash:

Question

23:01:13 [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
23:01:13 [Apache] Status change detected: running
23:01:16 [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
23:01:16 [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
23:01:16 [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
23:01:16 [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
23:01:16 [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
23:01:16 [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
23:01:16 [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
23:01:16 [Apache] entire log window on the forums

I'd be really happy if someone could help. Thank you in advance :) .

Answer 1

Hi
If you use Skype, unistall it, restart your systdm and try again.
Skype uses the same port as Aphache does.

Answer 2

Hi Totten!

I recommend you try to install again. But first make a thorough cleaning of your windows . Maybe you can use CCleaner to that task and then reinstall XAMPP. Cheers

Answer 3

maybe port 80 used befor . two method to solve if port 80 used by another application
1- stop any applicatin used port 80
or
2- change apache default port by editing C:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf find value "listen 80" and change it to another port like 8080
after save file and restart xampp again

Answer 4

Right click on XAMMP and run as adminitrator

Answer 5

To make your life easier with LAMP or WAMP installation, i recommend you visit bitnami.org and download the WAMP server from there, its very easy installer and well maintained, never had any issues with it in years.

Answer 6

change the port

Answer 7

As I am working in a corporate environment where developers faces firewall issues, none of the other answers resolved my issue.

As the port is not used by Skype, but by some other internal applications, I followed the below steps to resolve the issue:

Step 1 - From the XAMPP Control Panel, under Apache, click the Config button, and select the Apache (httpd.conf).

Inside the httpd.conf file, somehow I found a line that says:

Listen 80
And change the 80 into any number / port you want. In my scenario I’m using port 8080.

Listen 8080
Still from the httpd.conf file, I found another line that says:

ServerName localhost:80
Change 80 to 8080.

ServerName localhost:8080
Step 2 - From the XAMPP Control Panel, under Apache, click the Config button again, but this time select the Apache (httpd-ssl.conf). Inside the httpd-ssl.conf file, find line that says

Listen 443
And change the 443 into any number / port you want. I’ll using 4433 as the new port number.

Listen 4433
Still from the httpd-ssl.conf file, find another line that says

<VirtualHost _default_:443>

ServerName localhost:443
And change 443 to 4433.

<VirtualHost _default_:4433>

ServerName localhost:4433
Remember to save the httpd.conf and httpd-ssl.conf files after performing some changes. Then restart the Apache service.