Apache starts and stops without error on Windows

[jklockow]

then i stopped the IIS, removed apache service and restarted the machine and encountered the same problem.

I was able to simply stop the IIS server and that solved this problem for me.

[wonderness]

for xampp-win32-1.7.3.exe instalation path use C:\Program Files\XAMPP.
for xampp-tomcat-addon-win32-6.0.20.exe installation path use C:\Program Files\XAMPP\xampp.
hence all installed folders and files are within C:\Program Files\XAMPP\xampp\.

[Altrea]

for xampp-win32-1.7.3.exe instalation path use C:\Program Files\XAMPP.
for xampp-tomcat-addon-win32-6.0.20.exe installation path use C:\Program Files\XAMPP\xampp.
hence all installed folders and files are within C:\Program Files\XAMPP\xampp\.

I don't know on which post you reply to.
But it is not recommend to install xampp in Folders with space character in it.
xampp should be installed directly in the root of your HDD.

[amazed001]

I have IIS installed at port 80 and skype.
I am using xampp 1.7.1 because 1.7.3 ( php 5.3.x ) is creating problem with some applications ( like sugarcrm ).
Here is the solution :
Open apache configuration file httpd.conf ( located in xampp\apache\conf\ )
and change port 80 to 85

Listen 85
ServerName localhost:85

Open httpd-ssl.conf located in ( xampp\apache\conf\extra\ )
and change ssl port

Listen 441

Thanks

[Altrea]

The better and correct solution is to configure skype not to use ports 80 and 443.
Port 80 is the standard http server port. Skype is no http-server!

[Tiedye1]

Hello,

I had this problem as well.
If you have windows 7 you can use the resource monitor (accessible via Task manager) and see all applications listening to any port.
In my case it was Skype using both port 80 and 443, I shut down Skype and it worked perfectly.

[netnoob]

For me the problem was Oovoo. After I exit it, Apache ran perfectly