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Amanda Smith
Amanda Smith
3,079 Points

Apache Port in Use

I've gone into the folder xammp > apache > conf > httpd.conf and tried to edit the following lines:

Listen 80 ServerName localhost: 80

to

Listen 8080 ServerName localhost: 8080

but I'm still getting this error:

Port 443 in use by "C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" with PID 13872!

Ideas? Should I uninstall Skype?

3 Answers

Colin Marshall
Colin Marshall
32,861 Points

No need to uninstall Skype. You have already taken some of the steps to fix the problem, you just need to also change the listen port in httpd-ssl.conf. See the link below...

How to Solve XAMPP Problem Port 80, 443 in use by Skype

Heh - we linked the same post, Colin. :)

Colin Marshall
Colin Marshall
32,861 Points

Haha yup! I was still typing my response when yours was posted.

Hi Amanda,

This site has a good overview on port conflicts with Skype and XAMPP.

Amanda Smith
Amanda Smith
3,079 Points

Thank you so much!!