Apache Friends Support Forum

I suppose the 1st question should be how to search this forum. I imagine my question has already been answered:

I installed XAMPP on a WinVista PC from xampplite-win32-1.6.7.exe into D:\Program Files\xampp, then ran setup-xampp.bat which produces:

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# ApacheFriends XAMPP setup win32 Version 1.6 #
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# Copyright (c) 2002-2005 Apachefriends #
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# Authors: Kay Vogelgesang <kvo@apachefriends.org> #
# Carsten Wiedmann <webmaster@wiedmann-online.de> #
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Configure for server 1.6.7
Configure XAMPP with awk for 'Windows_NT'
Please wait ...
Enable AcceptEx Winsocks v2 support for NT systems DONE!


##### Have fun with ApacheFriends XAMPP! #####


Press any key to continue . . .


When I run apache_start.bat, I get:

Diese Eingabeforderung nicht waehrend des Running beenden
Bitte erst bei einem gewollten Shutdown schliessen
Please close this command only for Shutdown
Apache 2 is starting ...
(OS 10048)Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port)
is normally permitted. : make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs

Apache konnte nicht gestartet werden
Apache could not be started
Press any key to continue . . .


What am I missing? How can I join all the happy users anf get XAMPP to work on Vista?

What am I missing?

You have allready another program running which is using port 80. Stop this program and you can start XAMPP/Apache.

I am having a devil of a time trying to determine who is using port 80.

With all apps closed, save the cmd window, I enter a netstat command and find that port 80 is indeed in use:

C:\>netstat -na

Active Connections

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
TCP 0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:135 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:443 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
: :

The Task Manager shows no apps running.

I disconnected the network in the "Network and Sharing Center" and, still netstat shows port 80 in use.

Any thoughts how one can free port 80 to start Apache?

Thanks,

Bob

Duh!

It turns out that Skype, sitting in the system tray, was locking up port 80.

Thanks for your patience and help,

RF

Bob, thank you so much for figuring this out! You just saved my sanity. I've been trying for days to get Apache back up and running!

Keep up the good work!

Thanks skype does block apache by using port 80 , thanks- i wish i'd found this post sooner.

Thank you guys, that is Skype. I disabled it and Apache works!

begodwilling wrote:Thank you guys, that is Skype. I disabled it and Apache works!

No need to disable Skype just change the ports that it uses.

Skype uses port 80 and 443 by default.
You can alter that behavior by going to:
Tools\Options\Connection
Untick
Use port 80 and 443 as alternative for incoming connections
You will have to decide a different port to use for incoming connections before Skype lets you save your changes.

Use ports between 49152 through 65535.
http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers