Starting xampp, apache is not starting

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Getting error when starting apache for the first time. Below is the entire log.
I do not have admin rights on this system.

4:10:44 PM [main] Initializing Control Panel
4:10:44 PM [main] Windows Version: Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 32-bit
4:10:44 PM [main] XAMPP Version: 5.6.8
4:10:44 PM [main] Control Panel Version: 3.2.1 [ Compiled: May 7th 2013 ]
4:10:44 PM [main] You are not running with administrator rights! This will work for
4:10:44 PM [main] most application stuff but whenever you do something with services
4:10:44 PM [main] there will be a security dialogue or things will break! So think
4:10:44 PM [main] about running this application with administrator rights!
4:10:44 PM [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\xampp\"
4:10:44 PM [main] Checking for prerequisites
4:10:44 PM [main] All prerequisites found
4:10:44 PM [main] Initializing Modules
4:10:44 PM [Apache] Problem detected!
4:10:44 PM [Apache] Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!
4:10:44 PM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
4:10:44 PM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
4:10:44 PM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
4:10:44 PM [Apache] Problem detected!
4:10:44 PM [Apache] Port 443 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!
4:10:44 PM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
4:10:44 PM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
4:10:44 PM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
4:10:44 PM [mysql] XAMPP MySQL is already running on port 3306
4:10:44 PM [filezilla] XAMPP FileZilla is already running on port 21
4:10:44 PM [filezilla] XAMPP FileZilla is already running on port 14147
4:10:44 PM [mercury] XAMPP Mercury is already running on port 25
4:10:44 PM [mercury] XAMPP Mercury is already running on port 79
4:10:44 PM [mercury] XAMPP Mercury is already running on port 105
4:10:44 PM [mercury] XAMPP Mercury is already running on port 106
4:10:44 PM [mercury] XAMPP Mercury is already running on port 110
4:10:44 PM [mercury] XAMPP Mercury is already running on port 143
4:10:44 PM [mercury] XAMPP Mercury is already running on port 2224
4:10:44 PM [Tomcat] Java is already running on port 8005!
4:10:44 PM [Tomcat] Is Tomcat already running?
4:10:44 PM [Tomcat] Java is already running on port 8080!
4:10:44 PM [Tomcat] Is Tomcat already running?
4:10:44 PM [Tomcat] Java is already running on port 8009!
4:10:44 PM [Tomcat] Is Tomcat already running?
4:10:44 PM [main] Starting Check-Timer
4:10:44 PM [main] Control Panel Ready
4:10:50 PM [Apache] Problem detected!
4:10:50 PM [Apache] Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!
4:10:50 PM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
4:10:50 PM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
4:10:50 PM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
4:10:50 PM [Apache] Problem detected!
4:10:50 PM [Apache] Port 443 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!
4:10:50 PM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
4:10:50 PM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
4:10:50 PM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
4:10:50 PM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
4:10:51 PM [Apache] Status change detected: running
4:10:52 PM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
4:10:52 PM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
4:10:52 PM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
4:10:52 PM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
4:10:52 PM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
4:10:52 PM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
4:10:52 PM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
4:10:52 PM [Apache] entire log window on the forums

Posted 23-Sep-15 1:03am

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Richard Deeming 23-Sep-15 8:48am

The error is quite clear - the configured ports are already is use. You have another process running which has taken the ports that Apache is configured to use, so Apache cannot start.

Either find out what is using those ports and stop it, or configure Apache to use a different port.

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Farris F Al Harbi · Answer 1 · 2015-09-26T06:03:00

Solution 1

Try logging out of Skype. This happened to me before. Skype is blocking Apache from working. Try and tell me if it worked

Posted 26-Sep-15 6:03am

Farris F Al Harbi