Unable to change Apache port number in Xampp

Question

I just downloaded Xampp server xampp-win32-1.8.2-0-VC9.zip file for windows and tried to start the apache server. But the server failed to start with the following message:

XAMPP now starts as a console application.

Instead of pressing Control-C in this console window, please use xampp_stop.exe
to stop XAMPP, because it lets XAMPP end any current transactions and cleanup
gracefully.

(OS 10048)Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port)
is normally permitted.  : AH00072: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:
80
AH00451: no listening sockets available, shutting down
AH00015: Unable to open logs

So clearly the port number 80 is already occupied.

So I went to the apache/conf/httpd.conf file and found the line:

#Listen 12.34.56.78:80
Listen 80

And changed the second line above to

Listen 8010

So the server must now start at port number 8010.But its instead starting on https default port number 443 and again giving the same error:

XAMPP now starts as a console application.

Instead of pressing Control-C in this console window, please use xampp_stop.exe
to stop XAMPP, because it lets XAMPP end any current transactions and cleanup
gracefully.

(OS 10048)Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port)
is normally permitted.  : AH00072: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:
443
AH00451: no listening sockets available, shutting down
AH00015: Unable to open logs

So how should I make the server run at the port number of my choice and why is my approach not working. As far as I can remember, the approach used to work on earlier versions of xampp but is not working now.

Solution 1

I ran setup_xampp.bat and edited the port number from the control panes using the config button of apache. Then I found this line Listen 80 and change the port number to 81 by editing this line. This solved the problem for me.

Solution 2

This is the link which helped me to change my port.

And this video too.

Solution 3

Turns out that Skype blocks XAMPP from running apache. Just close skype, open the server, and reopen skype. That fixed the issue for me.

Solution 4

If you are using Xampp, open this file httpd-ssl.conf and search for this entry Listen 443, change it to ,say, Listen 444

Then restart apache.

Solution 5

You need to change the port from the https-ssl.conf. From control panel of xamp config and apache (Httpd-ssl.conf) change the port.

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