I am newbie to xampp i installed it and i can not start apache when i press start, following message appears. Apache xampp cannot start port 80 busy server fault. Apache started port 80 and i have opened the nf file and i have changed the port number to 8080 or 85. Then you can try to search in that file for port 80. Port 80 busy problem server config the sitepoint forums. I have just upgraded to windows 10 most apps are working ok but xampp refuses to work. Run netstat ab as administrator, and you get a list of processes which are listening to port 80. If you need to change port 443, go to nf and look for the appropriate. Skype no longer uses port 80443 teamviewer no longer uses port 80443 add. Fix xampp apache not starting because port 80 in use.
Any information you can provide would be very grateful. This way you can find out which process is bound to that port. Also the xampp for windows home page and the xampp for windows faq. How to solve xampp apache local server on windows 8 apache not starting as port 80 in use by system. But this list can be quite big, so the easiest is to echo it to a file. If you had to change the apache port in your local server software, remember that the url to your local website will now need the port number supplied. Im trying really hard to make sense of this because im not not a pro or even close to it. Skype was involved becouse it had the same port 80. Apache cant starting in xampp windows 7 8 10 entire log. Port 80 in use unable to start apache, ports conflicts xampp.