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Hello, its my first time with apache. I've downloaded the .zip archive and extracted to C:\xampp. When I want to start the appache server with "apache_start.bat" i become the message: "apache" is not started. Even if i turn off my firewll. Can anyone help me?

When I want to start the appache server with "apache_start.bat" i become the message: "apache" is not started.

Read the "error.log".

(OS 10048)Normalerweise darf jede Socketadresse (Protokoll, Netzwerkadresse oder Anschluss) nur jeweils einmal verwendet werden. : make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs
this is the content of my error.log

(OS 10048)Normalerweise darf jede Socketadresse (Protokoll, Netzwerkadresse oder Anschluss) nur jeweils einmal verwendet werden. :

So there is already a server running. Stop this server, and you can start Apache.

Or maybe Skype running? I had the same error, closing Skype solved it

hanswurst123 wrote:Or maybe Skype running? I had the same error, closing Skype solved it

You can set Skype to stop listening on port 80 (and 443) by going to Tools -> Options... -> Advanced -> Connection and unticking "Use port 80 and 443 as alternatives for incoming connections"

I should think this will be a common problem so maybe should be added as a sticky or similar?