XAMPP PORT 80 is Busy / EasyPHP error in Apache configuration file:

apache xampp easyphp port80
user863771 picture user863771 · Nov 12, 2011 · Viewed 123.7k times · Source

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.

Answer

iltaf khalid picture iltaf khalid · May 17, 2012

Things to be done to free port 80:

  1. check if skype is running, exit from skype
  2. check services.msc if web deployment agent service is running
  3. check if IIS is running, stop it.

Once you start apache, you can sign into skype.

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