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Hi, how do we configure XAMPP to use different port?

I have similar problem in Windows 8 and the process name for PID 4 is System.

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D'oh!

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12:03:01 AM [main] Initializing Control Panel
12:03:01 AM [main] Windows Version: Windows 8 64-bit
12:03:01 AM [main] XAMPP Version: 1.8.3
12:03:01 AM [main] Control Panel Version: 3.2.1 [ Compiled: May 7th 2013 ]
12:03:01 AM [main] You are not running with administrator rights! This will work for
12:03:01 AM [main] most application stuff but whenever you do something with services
12:03:01 AM [main] there will be a security dialogue or things will break! So think
12:03:01 AM [main] about running this application with administrator rights!
12:03:01 AM [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\xampp\"
12:03:01 AM [main] Checking for prerequisites
12:03:02 AM [main] All prerequisites found
12:03:02 AM [main] Initializing Modules
12:03:02 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
12:03:02 AM [Apache] Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!
12:03:02 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
12:03:02 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
12:03:02 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
12:03:02 AM [main] Starting Check-Timer
12:03:02 AM [main] Control Panel Ready

I tried using CMD

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net stop was

and then another problem occurred like below.

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12:05:22 PM  [main]    Initializing Control Panel
12:05:22 PM  [main]    Windows Version: Windows 8  64-bit
12:05:22 PM  [main]    XAMPP Version: 1.8.3
12:05:22 PM  [main]    Control Panel Version: 3.2.1  [ Compiled: May 7th 2013 ]
12:05:22 PM  [main]    Running with Administrator rights - good!
12:05:22 PM  [main]    XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\xampp\"
12:05:22 PM  [main]    Checking for prerequisites
12:05:25 PM  [main]    All prerequisites found
12:05:25 PM  [main]    Initializing Modules
12:05:25 PM  [mysql]    XAMPP MySQL Service is already running on port 3306
12:05:25 PM  [filezilla]    XAMPP FileZilla Service is already running on port 21
12:05:25 PM  [filezilla]    XAMPP FileZilla Service is already running on port 14147
12:05:25 PM  [main]    Starting Check-Timer
12:05:25 PM  [main]    Control Panel Ready
12:05:34 PM  [Apache]    Attempting to start Apache service...
12:05:36 PM  [Apache]    Status change detected: running
12:05:37 PM  [Apache]    Status change detected: stopped
12:05:37 PM  [Apache]    Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
12:05:37 PM  [Apache]    This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
12:05:37 PM  [Apache]    improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
12:05:37 PM  [Apache]    Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
12:05:37 PM  [Apache]    the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
12:05:37 PM  [Apache]    If you need more help, copy and post this
12:05:37 PM  [Apache]    entire log window on the forums


I've been stuck for five days and not sure which solution to follow in the internet because I don't understand what the solutions actually do. I afraid it will make XAMPP become unstable.

Thx,
Atam

Hi atam236,

Please do not use unsolved threads of someone else to report your own issue
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atam236 wrote:how do we configure XAMPP to use different port?

You want to use a HTTP Daemon so take care that you close the programs that are blocking the default ports.
That is the correct way, not changiing the default ports.

atam236 wrote:I tried using CMD

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net stop was

and then another problem occurred like below.

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12:05:22 PM  [main]    Initializing Control Panel
12:05:22 PM  [main]    Windows Version: Windows 8  64-bit
12:05:22 PM  [main]    XAMPP Version: 1.8.3
12:05:22 PM  [main]    Control Panel Version: 3.2.1  [ Compiled: May 7th 2013 ]
12:05:22 PM  [main]    Running with Administrator rights - good!
12:05:22 PM  [main]    XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\xampp\"
12:05:22 PM  [main]    Checking for prerequisites
12:05:25 PM  [main]    All prerequisites found
12:05:25 PM  [main]    Initializing Modules
12:05:25 PM  [mysql]    XAMPP MySQL Service is already running on port 3306
12:05:25 PM  [filezilla]    XAMPP FileZilla Service is already running on port 21
12:05:25 PM  [filezilla]    XAMPP FileZilla Service is already running on port 14147
12:05:25 PM  [main]    Starting Check-Timer
12:05:25 PM  [main]    Control Panel Ready
12:05:34 PM  [Apache]    Attempting to start Apache service...
12:05:36 PM  [Apache]    Status change detected: running
12:05:37 PM  [Apache]    Status change detected: stopped
12:05:37 PM  [Apache]    Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
12:05:37 PM  [Apache]    This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
12:05:37 PM  [Apache]    improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
12:05:37 PM  [Apache]    Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
12:05:37 PM  [Apache]    the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
12:05:37 PM  [Apache]    If you need more help, copy and post this
12:05:37 PM  [Apache]    entire log window on the forums


Execute the \xampp\apache_start.bat script and let us not what it responses.

best wishes,
Altrea

Sorry, and thanks for kindly remind...

Wow thank you very much! XAMPP is running now and I can use localhost

Hi,

This occurred today, any help? Thank you


apache_start.bat responses

There is already a process blocking port 80 so Apache can not bind this port