XAMPP PORT 80 is Busy EasyPHP error in Apache configuration file

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This problem has completely shot my entire day  I reformatted my old windows XP comp and tried installing XAMPP only to find that when i try to start Apache xampp claims port 80 is busy    WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN   So I tried just uninstalling and moving to EasyPHP instead and when I installed that I get the error  error in Apache configuration file  the system cannot execute the specified program   No  I do not have Skype or any other programs really for that matter at this point  like I said I JUST REFORMATTED so idk whats going on    I would love to get this fixed  but if you leave me a answer please be specific on directions bc I m only programming  never been to big on IT and playing with command lines and what not for me isn t to much fun

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Only one process can use port 80 at a time. Port 80 is the default port for web servers, so when you navigate to websites over HTTP, you are actually navigating to that server's port 80 by default (when you use HTTPS, the port is 443).

You can try to hunt down all the programs that are running on port 80, but there's an easier way that will work for development. When running XAMPP, click "Config" under "Apache". Replace Listen 80 with Listen 8080 and ServerName localhost:80 to ServerName localhost:8080.

Then, when you want to look at your masterpiece, navigate to http://localhost:8080 in your browser.

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Port 80 might be busy with other application like IIS  If you don t want to stop it  you can change the apache port  Here is the way    go to the C  xampp apache conf  directory where you installed xampp   Now  locate the httpd conf  Open it with any text editor  like notepad  and go the line that says Listen 80 Change this with any other port  like Listen 1234  Save the file  Restart the server and go ahead

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Run this in command prompt   netstat -ano   find   80   It will show you what process  PID  is listening on port 80   From there you can open task manager  make sure you have PID selected in columns view option  and find the matching PID to find what process it is   If its svchost exe you ll have to dig more  see tasklist  svc    I had this happen to me recently and it wasn t any of the popular answers like Skype either  could be Adobe  Java  anything really

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If you are running VMWare Workstation   you need to stop the VmWare Workstation server - port 443 as well

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I ve found that the biggest culprit for taking up port 80 on newer Windows installs is the BranchCache Service   3  in this list      SQL Server Reporting Services Web Deployment Agent Service BranchCache World Wide Web Publishing Service   These 4 service probably cover 90  of the native Windows Services that take up port 80   The other 10  is the hidden HTTP sys service driver which takes port 80 when another service requests it  Run this to disable it  and reboot   sc config http start  disabled   Aside from Skype  TeamViewer is also very commonly installed software  and will take port 80 if not configured otherwise   List taken from  Opening Up Port 80 For Apache to Use On Windows

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So I have faced the same problem when trying to start apache service and I would like to share my solutions with you  Here is some notes about services or programs that may use port 80    Skype  skype uses port 80 443 by default  You can change this from tools- options-  advanced- connections and uncheck the checkbox  use port 80 and 443 for addtional incoming      connections   IIS  IIS uses port 80 be default so you need to shut down it  You can use the following two commands   net stop w3svc   net stop iisadmin SQL Server Reporting Service  You need to stop this service because it may take port 80 if IIS is not running  Go to local services and stop it    These options work great with me and I can start apache service without errors   The other option is to change apache listen port from httpd conf and set another port number   Hope this solution helps anyone who face the same problem again

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This problem is because port 80 is used by some other application  Try to reconfigure port

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This happens because some other programs running in your system is using the default port 80 used for http service by apache server in xampp easy php   Some programs like skype usually use port 80  so find such program and remove it      For finding programs listening port 80 refer Port 80 listening programs

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Just do one thing  open skype   tools   advance or advance settings Change port 80 to something else 7395  Restart your system then start Apache

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SQL Server Reporting Services  SSRS  SSRS can remain active even if you uninstall SQL Server   To stop the service   Open SQL Server Configuration Manager  Select    SQL Server Services    in the left-hand pane  Double-click    SQL Server Reporting Services     Hit Stop  Switch to the Service tab and set the Start Mode to    Manual        Skype Irritatingly  Skype can switch to port 80  To disable it  select Tools  gt  Options  gt  Advanced  gt  Connection then uncheck    Use port 80 and 443 as alternatives for incoming connections        IIS  Microsoft Internet Information Server   For Windows 7  or vista  its the most likely culprit  You can stop the service from the command line   Open command line cmd exe and type   net stop was  y   For older versions of Windows type   net stop iisadmin  y     Other  If this does not solve the problem further detective work is necessary if IIS  SSRS and Skype are not to blame  Enter the following on the command line   netstat -ao   The active TCP addresses and ports will be listed  Locate the line with local address    0 0 0 0 80  and note the PID value  Start Task Manager  Navigate to the Processes tab and  if necessary  click View   Select Columns to ensure    PID  Process Identifier     is checked  You can now locate the PID you noted above  The description and properties should help you determine which application is using the port

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xampp port 80 is busy when some other application is using the same port at that time  This can be solved by using one of the following methods    Detect the application which is using the port 80 and close it  This one is more efficient  xampp installs apache server with default port 80  So  you can change this port manually to any number     Just find the httpd conf file in xampp installation and replace the following line of code    Listen 12 34 56 78 1234 Listen 80   to any port number of your choice  Here  i have taken 8000    Listen 12 34 56 78 1234 Listen 8000   Find the following code in the same file httpd conf  ServerName localhost   Replace with the following  take the same number you have used in upper code   ServerName localhost 8000   For detailed answer  check http   webolute com blog programming this-may-be-due-to-a-blocked-port-missing-dependencies

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Try finding the Service running on the PID that is blocking the service from Task manager- Services  In case this isn t of help go to Task Manager- gt Services  Go to the Services button on bottom right of window and stop the Web Deployment Agent Service  Retry starting Apache   That might solve the problem

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Things to be done to free port 80    check if skype is running  exit from skype check services msc if web deployment agent service is running check if IIS is running  stop it    Once you start apache  you can sign into skype

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