How to solve Error Apache shutdown unexpectedly

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I have just completing the reinstallation of the XAMPP, and when I try to start my Apache server in the XAMPP Control Panel, I now get the following errors:

16:50:25 [Apache] Status change detected: running 
16:50:26 [Apache] Status change detected: stopped 
16:50:26 [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly. 
16:50:26 [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies, 
16:50:26 [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method. 
16:50:26 [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check 
16:50:26 [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues 
16:50:26 [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this 
16:50:26 [Apache] entire log window on the forums

How could I solve this?

Feb 10, 2022 in Others by Soham
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To answer your question, as this port is not used by Skype, rather by some other internal applications, I followed the below steps to resolve the issue:

Step 1 - From the XAMPP Control Panel, under Apache, click the Config button, and select the Apache (httpd.conf).

Inside the httpd.conf file, somehow I found a line that says:

Listen 80

Following which, I  changed the 80 into any number / port you want. In my scenario I’m using port 8080.

Listen 8080

Still from the httpd.conf file, I found another line that says:

ServerName localhost:80

Change 80 to 8080.

ServerName localhost:8080

Step 2 - From the XAMPP Control Panel, under Apache, click the Config button again, but this time select the Apache (httpd-ssl.conf). Inside the httpd-ssl.conf file, find line that says

Listen 443

And change the 443 into any number / port you want. I’ll use 4433 as the new port number.

Listen 4433

Still from the httpd-ssl.conf file, find another line that says

<VirtualHost _default_:443> ServerName localhost:443
And change 443 to 4433.
<VirtualHost _default_:4433> ServerName localhost:4433

Always never foresee, saving the httpd.conf and httpd-ssl.conf files after performing some changes. Then restart the Apache service.

answered Feb 10, 2022 by Rahul
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