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Hi. I am a complete newbie when it comes to setting up a local host and i have run into the following error when trying to start Apache.

00:06:05 [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
00:06:05 [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
00:06:05 [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
00:06:05 [Apache] Check the "/xampp/apache/logs/error.log" file
00:06:05 [Apache] and the Windows Event Viewer for more clues

and here is my error log

[Tue Dec 04 21:53:09.680872 2012] [ssl:warn] [pid 12428:tid 252] AH01873: Init: Session Cache is not configured [hint: SSLSessionCache]
[Tue Dec 04 21:53:09.774472 2012] [mpm_winnt:notice] [pid 12428:tid 252] AH00455: Apache/2.4.3 (Win32) OpenSSL/1.0.1c PHP/5.4.7 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Tue Dec 04 21:53:09.774472 2012] [mpm_winnt:notice] [pid 12428:tid 252] AH00456: Server built: Aug 18 2012 12:41:37
[Tue Dec 04 21:53:09.774472 2012] [core:notice] [pid 12428:tid 252] AH00094: Command line: 'c:\\xampp\\apache\\bin\\httpd.exe -d C:/xampp/apache'
[Tue Dec 04 21:53:09.790072 2012] [mpm_winnt:notice] [pid 12428:tid 252] AH00418: Parent: Created child process 3148
[Tue Dec 04 21:53:11.506075 2012] [ssl:warn] [pid 3148:tid 264] AH01873: Init: Session Cache is not configured [hint: SSLSessionCache]
[Tue Dec 04 21:53:11.568475 2012] [mpm_winnt:notice] [pid 3148:tid 264] AH00354: Child: Starting 150 worker threads.

Is there anybody out there that can help me with simple instructions lol. Thank you all very much

I am facing the same issue since last two week and after searching all over the Google, finally I decided to request on this forum.

First error soon after the control panel starts

1 - port 80 is used by the system

and soon after when I clicked on Apache to start its give me

2.
00:06:05 [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
00:06:05 [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
00:06:05 [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
00:06:05 [Apache] Check the "/xampp/apache/logs/error.log" file
00:06:05 [Apache] and the Windows Event Viewer for more clues

please provide a proper solution for this error, any help is appreciated !!

Computer Configuration

Window 7 -64 bit operating system
Mcafee antivirus (firewall and security setting handled by antivirus itself )

Hi there,

Had same problem as you guys.

The solution is as follows:

Open the file c:\wamp\Apache2\conf\httpd.conf in NotePad!!

Go to the line "Listen 80" (around line 40)
Edit it to "Listen 8081"
Save and exit.


That should do it.


Regards
Dennis Munding
Denmark

Hi Dennis Munding,

Munding wrote:The solution is as follows:
[...]

Sorry, but that is no solution, that is a workaround.

Munding wrote:Open the file c:\wamp\Apache2\conf\httpd.conf

Wamp? That is a XAMPP Board. There is no folder wamp or a folder Apache2 in it.

In your explaination two things are missing:

• the changes can only take effect, if Apache will be restartet
• after the change you have to add the port to every request like so: http://localhost:8081

best wishes,
Altrea

To the OP, you will need to post the entire XAMPP control panel log to provide more information.

To the second poster, System typically indicates a Windows Service is using that port. A common one is World Wide Publishing Service (part of IIS).