Apache no longer starts after webmin update

[froobop]

I recently updated webmin and can no longer start apache.

I get the following error:

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cat: /opt/lampp/lib/VERSION: No such file or directory
cat: /opt/lampp/lib/VERSION: No such file or directory
XAMPP: Starting Apache with SSL (and PHP5)...
XAMPP: Error 1! Couldn't start Apache!
XAMPP: Starting diagnose...
XAMPP: Sorry, I've no idea what's going wrong.
XAMPP: Please contact our forum http://community.apachefriends.org/f/


I've been searching using terms from the error but all I can find are people who didn't properly install xampp (from a root user)

I had my xampp installation working fine for a number of months before this happened, so it is pretty important for me to get it going, and simply reinstalling xampp isn't an option.

Is there any way I can repair the apache installation and keep all my configuration info intact?

Thanks.

[syntax_error]

Check the end of file /opt/lampp/logs/error_log after executing Apache and post it here (say cca 50 end lines, especially those with [crit] and [error]) so we have better idea what's going on.