I had XAMPP and WordPress installed & working, even with a small and local website.
Then tried to update a WP Theme, and got a message about httpd.exe being possible ransomware, from my Acronis security package. I blocked the update, just to be safe. Apache would not start afterwards, even though Acronis indicated it would recover the files. So, I uninstalled XAMPP (including Apache and MySQL), renamed the folder, restarted then reinstalled.
Now, fresh after the re-install, at the Control Panel, Apache does not start, and the error log shows:
[Mon May 03 14:49:03.177653 2021] [ssl:warn] [pid 5500:tid 588] AH01909: www.example.com:443:0 server certificate does NOT include an ID which matches the server name
[Mon May 03 14:49:03.378685 2021] [ssl:warn] [pid 5500:tid 588] AH01909: www.example.com:443:0 server certificate does NOT include an ID which matches the server name
[Mon May 03 14:49:03.448454 2021] [mpm_winnt:notice] [pid 5500:tid 588] AH00455: Apache/2.4.46 (Win64) OpenSSL/1.1.1j PHP/8.0.3 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Mon May 03 14:49:03.448454 2021] [mpm_winnt:notice] [pid 5500:tid 588] AH00456: Apache Lounge VS16 Server built: Feb 17 2021 13:11:14
[Mon May 03 14:49:03.448454 2021] [core:notice] [pid 5500:tid 588] AH00094: Command line: 'C:\\xampp\\apache\\bin\\httpd.exe -d C:/xampp/apache'
[Mon May 03 14:49:03.456458 2021] [mpm_winnt:crit] [pid 5500:tid 588] (OS 5)Access is denied. : AH00417: Parent: Failed to create the child process.
[Mon May 03 14:49:03.456458 2021] [mpm_winnt:crit] [pid 5500:tid 588] (OS 6)The handle is invalid. : AH00419: master_main: create child process failed. Exiting.
Repeating, I had XAMPP with Apache and MySQL working, and without any Microsoft libraries installed to make this work. I have seen such a reference in some posts.
Please advise, and Thank You in advance.