XAMPP Control Panel v3.2.1 Problem

[mysorian]

I used XAMPP couple of years ago and I never faced a problem.
http://hodentek.blogspot.com/2009/06/cr ... mysql.html
I installed XAMPP using this zip file: xampp-win32-1.8.3-2-VC11
on Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) laptop.
When I tried to start apache from XAMPP control panel (version 1.8.3) it complained that my ports were not properly configured. I stopped my IIS and even changed the apache port to 85 (ServerName Port=85) and changed the portin XAMPP Control Panel as well. Also Port 443 (I think was being used by Skype) and I stopped the service. Now when I click start Apache in the control panel, it gives the message it is attempting to start and hangs.

here is the timeline from the control panel. The logs file are empty.
3:33:19 PM [main] Initializing Control Panel
3:33:19 PM [main] Windows Version: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
3:33:19 PM [main] XAMPP Version: 1.8.3
3:33:19 PM [main] Control Panel Version: 3.2.1 [ Compiled: May 7th 2013 ]
3:33:19 PM [main] Running with Administrator rights - good!
3:33:19 PM [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\users\mysorian\desktop\xampp\xampp\"
3:33:19 PM [main] Checking for prerequisites
3:33:19 PM [main] All prerequisites found
3:33:19 PM [main] Initializing Modules
3:33:19 PM [mysql] MySQL Service detected with wrong path
3:33:19 PM [mysql] Change XAMPP MySQL and Control Panel settings or
3:33:19 PM [mysql] Uninstall/disable the other service manually first
3:33:19 PM [mysql] Found Path: "C:\Program Files\MariaDB 10.0\bin\mysqld.exe" "--defaults-file=C:\Program Files\MariaDB 10.0\data\my.ini" "MySQL"
3:33:19 PM [mysql] Expected Path: c:\users\mysorian\desktop\xampp\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe --defaults-file=c:\users\mysorian\desktop\xampp\xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini mysql
3:33:19 PM [mysql] Problem detected!
3:33:19 PM [mysql] Port 3306 in use by ""C:\Program Files\MariaDB 10.0\bin\mysqld.exe" "--defaults-file=C:\Program Files\MariaDB 10.0\data\my.ini" "MySQL""!
3:33:19 PM [mysql] MySQL WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
3:33:19 PM [mysql] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
3:33:19 PM [mysql] or reconfigure MySQL and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
3:33:19 PM [Tomcat] Problem detected!
3:33:19 PM [Tomcat] Port 8080 in use by "C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\server\BIN\tnslsnr.exe"!
3:33:19 PM [Tomcat] Tomcat WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
3:33:19 PM [Tomcat] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
3:33:19 PM [Tomcat] or reconfigure Tomcat and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
3:33:19 PM [main] Enabling autostart for module "Apache"
3:33:19 PM [main] Starting Check-Timer
3:33:19 PM [main] Control Panel Ready
3:33:20 PM [Apache] Autostart active: starting...
3:33:20 PM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache service...
3:33:42 PM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache service...

3:50:50 PM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache service...

I just want to use apache and MySQL. Looks like MySQL of MariaDB is hindering MySQL, I will go back to it after I get Apache working. Any help will be appreciated.

[Nobbie]

and even changed the apache port to 85 (ServerName Port=85)

Never seen this syntax, the Apache Port is not configured by a "Servername Port=..." command, but by a LISTEN command.

XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\users\mysorian\desktop\xampp\xampp\"

Ouch, this is quite ugly. Why did you install Xampp into your desktop?? It is recommended to be installed to c:\xampp


Last not least, dont change the Apache Ports (neither Tomcat), instead change Skype etc. to use different Ports. And first of all: try to clean up your PC. You have a bunch of software collisions due to overinstalled PC, Skype and Microsoft IIS collides with Apache, MariaDB collides with MySQL, Oracle collides with Tomcat and so on - this is really annoying and you should change this FIRST OF ALL!

[mysorian]

Thanks a lot. Agreed, I have lot of baggage. In 2007 or 2009 (I am not sure) I had similar baggage on the computer with fewer resources and XAMPP installed without any problem.

Before I revisited this forum, I realized that
1. The directory I chose was not good. Changed it to C:\
2. I changed the Listen to a new value
3. Stopped Skype
4. Stopped IIS to listen on 80
5. stopped MariaDB in the Services Panel (BTW, I see a Apache service there, is it a Windows service independent of XAMPP control panel?)

Actually the computer has lot more programs than indicated but I am trying to see if I can still handle this which will demonstrate the robustness and flexibility.

As a last resort I may install another partition.

The file name of XAMPP seems to indicate there may be a x64 version?
is there?

[Altrea]

The file name of XAMPP seems to indicate there may be a x64 version?
is there?

No, there isn't.

[mysorian]

Thanks for the useful suggestions. Happy Holidays

[Tazzmanian]

the problem is with control panel(i think so), when i try to activate apache it gives me attempt...
(the same as yours), try to start Apache from xampp_start.exe instead of Control Panel.
To stop it, it says start xampp_stop.exe. Like that I dont have a problem with apache,
but if u use something else like MySQL you need to start start it from Control Panel or
find it in "\xampp"