mickeymouse wrote:OS 10048 Make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:43
I am sure the message read address
0.0.0.0:443 which is used by both Internet Information Services (Windows web server) and or Skype.
IIS can be disabled from the Windows Control Panel and Skype can be made to use other ports from the Skype configuration settings.
If you want to get up and running then go to
xampp\apache\conf\ folder and load
httpd.conf file in your
text editor and find near the bottom of the file these lines:
# Secure (SSL/TLS) connections
Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.confchange to this by adding the comment character:
# Secure (SSL/TLS) connections
# Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.confSave the file and try and start Apache again.
Often a reboot at this stage helps also.
az_critter wrote:3. Then in the same apache folder, open the file named "apache_installservice.bat".
This file will restart your apache.
This will install Apache as a service again and may not actually start Apache which may need to be started from the XAMPP Control Panel (XCP) or by running the apache_start.bat file - all these controls are contained within the XCP also and remember that some may not require Apache to run as a service.
BTW this fix would not need to be added to the Q&A because it is usually the result of those users who do not read and follow the simple install and uninstall instruction supplied - especially those who uninstall and reinstall many times without first making sure they have stopped and uninstalled any XAMPP components first and before deleting the xampp folder as is contained in the readme_en.txt file - this and many more fixes are easily found by searching this forum.