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Hi,
I am trying to change the port Apache uses, from 80, to something like 81 or 1000.
I have gone into the httpd.conf and changed "listen 80" to "listen 81", along with "localhost:80" to "localhost:81". I have saved these changes and rebooted the PC. Apache does not start, and when I go into the control panel and start it, I just get "starting...", but it never does.
Any ideas would be great!

Hi JosephDuffy,

Have you ticked the svc buttons?
If yes, try to untick them first. Running the components as service can end in errors you never had without the services.

Then take a look into your \xampp\apache\logs\error.log. All starting attempts (and possible errors) will be logged there.

best wishes,
Altrea