Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!

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Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!

Postby WebDeveloper » 02. July 2016 00:26

Problem detected!
5:37:03 PM [Apache] Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!
5:37:03 PM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
5:37:03 PM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
5:37:03 PM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
5:37:03 PM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
5:37:03 PM [Apache] Status change detected: running
5:37:03 PM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
5:37:03 PM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
5:37:03 PM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
5:37:03 PM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
5:37:03 PM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
5:37:03 PM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues

Installed XAMPP on Windows 10

Too many hours trying to figure out how to fix it.
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Re: Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!

Postby Altrea » 02. July 2016 12:31

Hi,

Please read the following thread. It contains an explaination and some different solutions for this issue:
[Q&A] solving Port 80 in use by PID 4 (HTTP.sys) issue

best wishes,
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Re: Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!

Postby WebDeveloper » 02. July 2016 22:22

Yes, I was able to fix XAMPP by changing the Listening Ports. It is working now.

Thank you!
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