Apache Friends Support Forum

Hey guys, my Xampp is not connecting to the apache server.. it's giving me an error each time similar to this..
8:30:50 AM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
8:30:50 AM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
8:30:50 AM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
8:30:50 AM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
8:30:50 AM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
8:30:50 AM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
8:30:50 AM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
8:30:50 AM [Apache] entire log window on the forums

Can you please help me, i'm a newbie with Xampp

Best to follow the instructions in the part you pasted.

Hi,

hint as always: we need the ENTIRE log window contents, not just this small excerpt.

best wishes,
Altrea

When I go to save logs there is nothing there. I do run Nort, but I'm not sure how I can fix this problem i'm having if I have nothing to go by.. it says one of the ports isn't open in that small piece of log.. but I need this for a class i'm taking and he has both Apache and MySQL running, is there any settings that I should look into to troubleshoot this? I thank you for your help!!

Scripeon wrote:8:30:50 AM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
8:30:50 AM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
8:30:50 AM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
8:30:50 AM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
8:30:50 AM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
8:30:50 AM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
8:30:50 AM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
8:30:50 AM [Apache] entire log window on the forums

THIS is not enough. We need every message from THIS log window.

8:45:49 AM [main] Initializing Control Panel
8:45:49 AM [main] Windows Version: Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
8:45:49 AM [main] XAMPP Version: 1.8.2
8:45:49 AM [main] Control Panel Version: 3.2.1 [ Compiled: May 7th 2013 ]
8:45:49 AM [main] Running with Administrator rights - good!
8:45:49 AM [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\xampp\"
8:45:49 AM [main] Checking for prerequisites
8:45:49 AM [main] All prerequisites found
8:45:49 AM [main] Initializing Modules
8:45:49 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
8:45:49 AM [Apache] Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 2416!
8:45:49 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
8:45:49 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
8:45:49 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
8:45:49 AM [main] Starting Check-Timer
8:45:49 AM [main] Control Panel Ready
8:45:51 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
8:45:51 AM [Apache] Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 2416!
8:45:51 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
8:45:51 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
8:45:51 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
8:45:51 AM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
8:45:51 AM [Apache] Status change detected: running
8:45:53 AM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
8:45:53 AM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
8:45:53 AM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
8:45:53 AM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
8:45:53 AM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
8:45:53 AM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
8:45:53 AM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
8:45:53 AM [Apache] entire log window on the forums
8:45:53 AM [mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app...
8:45:53 AM [mysql] Status change detected: running

This is what's shown..

Scripeon wrote:This is what's shown..

And this is what you can see if you have the information of the entire log window:

Scripeon wrote:8:45:49 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
8:45:49 AM [Apache] Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 2416!
[...]
8:45:51 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
8:45:51 AM [Apache] Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 2416!

This way please:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/micros ... Id=2032761

Hrmm.. i'm looking for the directories but they don't exist in current VMSoftware??

Google?
VMWare Support?

We can't provide any support for third party programs like VMWare...
This way maybe? http://www.computersnyou.com/266/2012/0 ... -port-443/

It worked!! You're brilliant dude, thanks so much!!