Too many errors xampp

[albasilico]

Hi guys
don't you think that xampp is a product that is worthless even if it is open source?
Every time it is installed, 1000 problems, everyone has problems, ports not communicating, firewalls, skype, change files.
Sort out Apache but then mysql doesn`t work. Every time I have to waste 3 days to set up xampp by finding solutions scattered on the internet.
Personally as a product it is not valid. We are in 2021 and we have to waste all this time every time for Xampp.
This is my personal opinion, sorry for the outburst but I am greatly frustrated, every time of wasting days on port and other things.

[Altrea]

Hi,

don't you think that xampp is a product that is worthless even if it is open source?

No.
Don't blame Apache for the fact, that VMware, Skype etc. are misusing an officially documented port. Neither Skype nor VMware are HTTP(S) Daemons in official way. They are only choosing these ports because they are very likely not blocked by most systems.

If you don't see a need for XAMPP in any way that's totally fine. Don't use it, use other alternatives, whatsoever.
But XAMPP has weekly download counts of multiple ten thousands for years now. Compared to that the support amount here is minimal.