XAMPP apache server is not starting after Skype installation

apache xampp skype
Himanshu Yadav picture Himanshu Yadav · Dec 28, 2012 · Viewed 76.6k times · Source

I am getting following console logs:

1:14:33 PM  [apache]    Possible problem detected! 
1:14:33 PM  [apache]    Port 80 in use by "c:\program files (x86)\skype\phone\skype.exe"!
1:14:33 PM  [apache]    Possible problem detected! 
1:14:33 PM  [apache]    Port 443 in use by "c:\program files (x86)\skype\phone\skype.exe"!
1:14:33 PM  [main]  Starting Check-Timer
1:14:33 PM  [main]  Control Panel Ready
1:15:10 PM  [apache]    Starting apache app...
1:15:11 PM  [apache]    Status change detected: running
1:15:11 PM  [apache]    Status change detected: stopped

It says 'Status change detected: running' to 'stopped' right away. I have tried to:

  • Turn Off Windows Firewall for internal networks
  • Change Port 80 to 99 in httpd.conf file at two locations Listen:80 and ServerName localhost:80
  • Change Port 443 to 445 in httpd.conf file at same two locations.
  • Apache server is not installed as a Windows service on my machine.
  • There is no error or access log generated for today's date.

Answer

ankyskywalker picture ankyskywalker · Jun 1, 2013

go in skype->tools->options->advanced and UN-check use ports 80 & 443.

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