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Hi

I get this when i attempt to start Apache on XAMPP

10:20:47 AM [main] Initializing Control Panel
10:20:47 AM [main] Windows Version: Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 64-bit
10:20:47 AM [main] XAMPP Version: 5.6.20
10:20:47 AM [main] Control Panel Version: 3.2.2 [ Compiled: Nov 12th 2015 ]
10:20:47 AM [main] Running with Administrator rights - good!
10:20:47 AM [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\xampp\"
10:20:47 AM [main] Checking for prerequisites
10:20:47 AM [main] All prerequisites found
10:20:47 AM [main] Initializing Modules
10:20:47 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
10:20:47 AM [Apache] Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!
10:20:47 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
10:20:47 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
10:20:47 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
10:20:47 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
10:20:47 AM [Apache] Port 443 in use by "C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" with PID 1760!
10:20:47 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
10:20:47 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
10:20:47 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
10:20:47 AM [filezilla] Problem detected!
10:20:47 AM [filezilla] Port 21 in use by "C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ftpsvc"!
10:20:47 AM [filezilla] FileZilla WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
10:20:47 AM [filezilla] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
10:20:47 AM [filezilla] or reconfigure FileZilla and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
10:20:47 AM [main] The Mercury module is disabled
10:20:47 AM [main] The Tomcat module is disabled
10:20:47 AM [main] Starting Check-Timer
10:20:47 AM [main] Control Panel Ready
10:23:15 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
10:23:15 AM [Apache] Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!
10:23:15 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
10:23:15 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
10:23:15 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
10:23:15 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
10:23:15 AM [Apache] Port 443 in use by "C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" with PID 1760!
10:23:15 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
10:23:15 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
10:23:15 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
10:23:15 AM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
10:23:16 AM [Apache] Status change detected: running
10:23:17 AM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
10:23:17 AM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
10:23:17 AM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
10:23:17 AM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
10:23:17 AM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
10:23:17 AM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
10:23:17 AM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
10:23:17 AM [Apache] entire log window on the forums


How do i reconfigure the ports on Apache and Control Panel?

No need to reconfigure the Apache ports:
[Q&A] solving Port 80 & 443 in use by Skype issue

Thanks. It started running then stopped again.

05:04:30 PM [main] Initializing Control Panel
05:04:30 PM [main] Windows Version: Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 64-bit
05:04:30 PM [main] XAMPP Version: 5.6.20
05:04:30 PM [main] Control Panel Version: 3.2.2 [ Compiled: Nov 12th 2015 ]
05:04:30 PM [main] Running with Administrator rights - good!
05:04:30 PM [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\xampp\"
05:04:30 PM [main] Checking for prerequisites
05:04:33 PM [main] All prerequisites found
05:04:33 PM [main] Initializing Modules
05:04:33 PM [Apache] Problem detected!
05:04:33 PM [Apache] Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!
05:04:33 PM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
05:04:33 PM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
05:04:33 PM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
05:04:33 PM [filezilla] Problem detected!
05:04:33 PM [filezilla] Port 21 in use by "C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ftpsvc"!
05:04:33 PM [filezilla] FileZilla WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
05:04:33 PM [filezilla] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
05:04:33 PM [filezilla] or reconfigure FileZilla and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
05:04:33 PM [main] The Mercury module is disabled
05:04:33 PM [main] The Tomcat module is disabled
05:04:33 PM [main] Starting Check-Timer
05:04:33 PM [main] Control Panel Ready
05:04:38 PM [Apache] Problem detected!
05:04:38 PM [Apache] Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!
05:04:38 PM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
05:04:38 PM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
05:04:38 PM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
05:04:39 PM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
05:04:40 PM [Apache] Status change detected: running
05:04:50 PM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
05:04:50 PM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
05:04:50 PM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
05:04:50 PM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
05:04:50 PM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
05:04:50 PM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
05:04:50 PM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
05:04:50 PM [Apache] entire log window on the forums
05:05:00 PM [Apache] Problem detected!
05:05:00 PM [Apache] Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!
05:05:00 PM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
05:05:00 PM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
05:05:00 PM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
05:05:00 PM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
05:05:00 PM [Apache] Status change detected: running
05:05:01 PM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
05:05:01 PM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
05:05:01 PM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
05:05:01 PM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
05:05:01 PM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
05:05:01 PM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
05:05:01 PM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
05:05:01 PM [Apache] entire log window on the forums

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