Error

[do1075]

XAMPP is the best!!!

Over XAMPP, by mistake I installed IIS. I uninstalled it now, but:
~:~~:~~ ~M [Apache] Problem detected!
~:~~:~~ ~M [Apache] Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!
~:~~:~~ ~M [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
~:~~:~~ ~M [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
~:~~:~~ ~M [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
~:~~:~~ ~M [mysql] MySQL Service detected with wrong path
~:~~:~~ ~M [mysql] Change XAMPP MySQL and Control Panel settings or
~:~~:~~ ~M [mysql] Uninstall/disable the other service manually first
~:~~:~~ ~M [mysql] Found Path: "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin\mysqld" --defaults-file="C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\my.ini" MySQL
~:~~:~~ ~M [mysql] Expected Path: c:\users\~\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe --defaults-file=c:\users\~\xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini mysql
~:~~:~~ ~M [mysql] Problem detected!
~:~~:~~ ~M [mysql] Port 3306 in use by ""C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin\mysqld" --defaults-file="C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\my.ini" MySQL"!
~:~~:~~ ~M [mysql] MySQL WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
~:~~:~~ ~M [mysql] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
~:~~:~~ ~M [mysql] or reconfigure MySQL and the Control Panel to listen on a different port

Any help is greatly appreciated!!

[mark.mcdonald]

XAMPP is the best!!!

So true!

Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4![/color]
Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free![/color]

See this article -> viewtopic.php?f=22&t=69784&p=239058#p239059

Found Path: "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin\mysqld" --defaults-file="C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\my.ini" MySQL[/color]
Expected Path: c:\users\~\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe --defaults-file=c:\users\~\xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini mysql[/color]

You have another version of mysql running in C:\program files.... Either point xampp to look there for mysql OR stop it from running. Also make sure it is not installed as a service. If it is you will have to stop that too. Right click the service and set Startup Type to Manual.

[do1075]

Thanks, now it doesn't show errors, but when I go to localhost, it doesn't open for me, it gives me a 404!!!

[Nobbie]

Look into the error log, it tells you more (probably a missing path).

[mark.mcdonald]

Is your apache and mysql green in the xampp control panel?

[do1075]

Yes, it's green.
No, it doesn't say more about the errors.

[mark.mcdonald]

If Apache and MySQL are green then you should be seeing your site.
Are you going to the right destination? Are you going to http://localhost/xampp?

Otherwise your Apache and MySQL should not be green and should have error logs as to why they are not displaying anything.
Please post recent error logs during the same time you started both Apache and MySQL. Otherwise this is really hard to help with.