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XAMPP Apache won't start


I am using Windows 8 Pro. I have just installed XAMPP Windows 1.8.1. I tried to start Apache from the XAMPP control panel but it wont start. It gives the following error.

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Also I have no IIS Services running, Web Deployment Agent Service also not running, World Wide Web Publishing Service also not running..

What could be the problem? Can anyone please help?

Error Log


Solution

  • To Windows users:

    You can easily "debug" this error by calling the apache httpd-service directly.

    1. Go to XAMPP\apache\bin
    2. Open a cmd-shell or Powershell here (From explorer: 'Shift' + 'right click' on a blank area in the folder)
    3. enter httpd.exe
    4. read the output

    It is usually something within one of the many *.conf-files in the XAMPP\apache\conf\extra folders.