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Skype / Xampp Port Conflict

Started by jlhaslip, May 05 2007 08:54 PM

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Posted 01 June 2009 - 12:28 PM

Apache port is not running and not able to start apapche in servicesSkype / Xampp Port Conflict

Hi,

Whole day am searching solution for this...

Wat is the problem is...

Not able to start wampapache in services it throws an error message,

"Windows does not start wamp apache on local computer"

If I select 'Apache' services in wampserver it also throws an error message,

"Your port is actually used by

Information not avaialbe might be skype"

I disable the port option in skype also. But no use still having problem..

Any help will be appreciatable.

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Posted 28 February 2010 - 10:39 AM

apache canSkype / Xampp Port Conflict

Thanks for the information, finally my apache can start working. I go to apache>conf & change the port number & it was working.

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Posted 14 July 2010 - 12:32 AM

I really appreciate you sharing this. I was having the same problem and I could not figure out what was wrong The Skype trick took care of the problem.

Thank you
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View Postjlhaslip, on 05 May 2007 - 08:54 PM, said:

XAMPP is a software package which installs a copy of the Apache Server, Mysql, PHP and Perl onto a Windows computer and allows for local development of PHP and Mysql scripts without the need for uploading onto your Hosting account to test for errors, etc. A really simple to install set of softwares for those who need it. The manual install of all of these softwares can be difficult, but the Installer supplied by XAMPP reduces the difficulty factor down to a single download and essentially a one-click install.

SKYPE is a software which allows using the Internet to make phone calls and also offers a Chat service within the same software package. Works well. For a small fee, you can also have Skype become your phone provider, somehow, I am not exactly certain how it all works but apparently it is cheaper than a land line and works for cell phones, too.

Now, the purpose of this Tutorial is to explain that I have had XAMPP installed for a couple of months now, and have never had any problems with it that weren't my own doing, sort of. Like when you delete a folder and those scripts won't run any more isn't really a software issue, is it.

Recently, I have not been able to use the Apache Server on my machine and have been perplexed by why it didn't work. I un-installed, downloaded a new version, re-installed, etc, several times, but nope, no go... Today it became an absolute neccessity that I test a script so I really needed the Xampp to be properly functioning, so away I go to the Google thing and try to find the problem.

Well... I have only had Skype for a couple of weeks now, and it works terrific, BUT, by searching out this problem, I discovered that Skype uses PORT 80 on the Computer as a secondary PORT for communicating with the Main Server. Guess which PORT Apache uses??? Right, PORT 80... CONFLICT...

The fix is as simple as firing up Skype, selecting TOOLS > OPTIONS > Connections and un-checking the use of PORT 80 as an alternative port for incoming calls. Then close and re-open Skype. Simple, easy and quick.
So save yourself a bunch of headaches and if you have an Apache Server installed and also want Skype to run along side it, this is the fix...

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Posted 06 July 2011 - 08:25 PM

I had the same problem with apache but it was not Skipe that took port 80.
You can use "cmd" to look for solution.

In RUN command in start menu. Type "cmd" without quotes.
Now enter:

netstst -a -no

then look for adresses thet ends with ":80". For example: 192.192.1.2:80 or 127.1.0.0:80 or 0.0.0.0:80.
Remember the PID number in the line where is adress with ":80".

Now type: tasklist

Find proces that is marked with our PID number.
That's the proces that uses port 80, and make confict with apache.

Then try to change port on that application or remove it.

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Posted 20 December 2011 - 09:24 AM

Thx! Worked with Wamp server after "stopped all services" and "started all services".

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Posted 27 December 2011 - 02:02 PM

Hi!

I used XAMPP and Skype, but XAMPP was configured to start up when Windows starts up so it gets to use port 80 before Skype even gets to start up - Skype probably fails silently when it cannot use port 80 because the use of port 80 is not critical to the functionality of Skype. Perhaps people who are installing XAMPP with Skype running would get the problem - after installing XAMPP, when they start Apache with the XAMPP control panel with Skype turned on, XAMPP wouldn't be able to get the port but if they use the XAMPP control panel to select the checkbox to install Apache as a service and then restart the computer, XAMPP's Apache would start up even before the user logs in so Skype isn't even in the picture.

The way I run XAMPP is with a different port. I typically use something memorable so I can type it in without having to look up what the port is each time.

BTW, it is possible for multiple applications to share a port but that's a tale for another forum discussion thread.

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Posted 28 December 2011 - 07:13 AM

I also had this issue before, apache couldn't start on localhost, so I restarted windows and it worked, thought ok, but as I always turn on WAMP services when I need and not on startup, it didn't work again, that is when I understood that Skype is using port 80 as alternative.

So now everytime I install Skpye, I remove the checkbox and don't permit it to use port 80 at all and don't have these kind of problems anymore as I don't see any reason for skype to use port 80 at all at my machine, same with 443 for https.

Usually the alternative 8118 or 8080 is also used by other services.

To check which ports are in use you can use NMAP or NETSTAT if you don't have NMAP on your computer:

In command line/shell just type: netstat -an or netstat -o

and if you have NMAP you can just call it:

nmap -sS 127.0.0.1

and you'll get the services running on ports on that ip address, which is your computer.

NMap is a port scanning tool where netstat is not. :)
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