Apache is not working on my PC because "NT Kernel & System" is using port 80 of my PC, I tried to stop "NT Kernel & System" from Task Manager but is dosent stop. So I am looking for another port which may solve my problem. I used port 8000, Apache can start from this port but dont work.
If your error message was:" Port 80 in use, "unable to process" with PID 4." And you are using Windows, most likely you have the NT Kernel & System, which is a system process, using port 80. I followed the file location to xampp/apache/conf/https.conf there were 3 places in my file that used the port number which I changed from 80 to 8080 by using the Ctrl+f keyboard shortcut to find any 80 in the file. After I saved the file, I went to my control panel and clicked config, then service and port settings and updated my 80 port to 8080. This started up my Apache server.
The last step was adding ":8080" after localhost in my web address bar.
I installed Wamp server and when I open it, it never gets online. It always stays orange (offline). I read something about Skype, but I don't even have Skype installed and when I go to Apache > Service > Test port 80 it says: Your port 80 is actually used
Any ideas how to make this work?
I've solved this today!! If you are on Windows, You go to
"Control Panel" >> "System And Security" >> "Administrative Tools" >> "Component Services" >> "Services (LOCAL)"
Now, since you are using WAMP and not IIS you should disable the "World Wide Web Publishing Service" and the "Web Deployment Agent Service". You are good to go.
If this doesn't work you probably have Skype using Port 80 (if you actually have Skype). (If you have IIS installed you should also disable it. But if you don't have it installed you shouldn't worry!)
If you are using windows machine the port 80 is used by the IIS Server and Skype also used the port 80. that why it says that port 80 is already used.
To avoid the conflict,change the port number of the wamp server to some other number,for example 5050.
for changing the port number of the wamp server go to:
C:\wamp\bin\apache\apache2.4.9\conf\httpd.conf
In that file change the listen port to 5050.
#Listen 12.34.56.78:5050
Listen 0.0.0.0:5050
Listen [::0]:5050
and you access the wamp server at localhost:5050
It works for me and I hope it works.
If you are in windows, try:
netstat -b
on Commandline, this will give you an information what file is using port 80, it should look like this:
[httpd.exe]
TCP 0.0.0.0:80 YOUR_PC:0 ABHÖREN
[httpd.exe]
TCP [::1]:80 YOUR_PC:53342 HERGESTELLT
[httpd.exe]
TCP [::1]:80 YOUR_PC:53343 HERGESTELLT
[httpd.exe]
TCP [::1]:80 YOUR_PC:53344 HERGESTELLT
I have a very strange problem with my Apache 2.4 working with Xampp 1.8.2 on Windows Server 2008 R2.
When I tried to start Apache server in XAMPP, an error message is shown:
[Apache] Problem detected!
[Apache] Port 443 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!
[Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
[Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
[Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
However, the process with PID 4 is system! I've tried to restart my computer and it doesn't work.
I have installed Apache 2.4 via a tar.gz file sereral days ago, and uninstalled it. So, I don't think this behavior will cause the problem.
And here's the result using commond netstat -a -n -o | findstr 443
C:\Users\Administrator>netstat -a -n -o | findstr 443
TCP 0.0.0.0:443 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 4
TCP [::]:443 [::]:0 LISTENING 4
Can you tell me what to do?
Just change the sll port in httpd-ssl.conf file. It would be under C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra.
Find "443" and replace it with other values(e.g 8181), then start your apache again
I had the same problem: port-443-in-use-by-unable-to-open-process-with-pid-4
First I disabled the weather tile in Win* that apparently phones home to Redmond for updates after this showed on netstat list.
This didn't solve the problem. I looked at the post already here which mentioned VPNs, so
I went to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center and clicked on Change adapter settings
I clicked on Incoming Connections and right clicked on properties
The VPN click box at the bottom of the General tab was on, so I unchecked it
Under Users, I also unchecked a previous user I had allowed to copy some data weeks before
Then I clicked okay
Closed the control panel and restarted the XAMPP control panel
It fired right up without a problem.
Similarly, I experienced this:
Port 443 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 6012!
When starting XAMPP Control Panel v3.2.1 for the first time.
In Task Manager I found that PID 6012 was Apache web server.
A copy of it was running in the background without the GUI,
and when I invoked the GUI it was trying to start another copy.
Killed the phantom copy and then XAMPP started up fine.
I didn't have to change any port settings.
Modify this
LocalDisk **>>** xampp **>>** apache **>>** conf **>>** httpd.conf
Line 58: Listen **80**
for this
Line 58: Listen **8080**
Modify this:
Line 220: ServerName localhost: **80**
for this
Line 220: ServerName localhost: **8080**
Modify this:
LocalDisk **>>** xampp **>>** apache **>>** conf >> extra **>>** httpd-ssl.conf
Line 36: Listen **443**
for this
Line 36: Listen **444**
Modify this:
Line 121: <VirtualHost _default_:**443**>
Line 125: ServerName www.example.com:**443**
For this
Line 121: <VirtualHost _default_:**444**>
Line 125: ServerName www.example.com:**444**
Simply run as Administrtor "xampp-control.exe"
I had the same problem. Another way to solve this problem when running XAMPP on Windows:
Open a CMD prompt and type in command:
net stop was /y
Run Dialog Box (press keys Win+R)
.. then type: services.msc
I then scrolled down to:
World Wide Web Publishing Service
Double clicked on it and clicked STOP (if this service status is Started)
3.Start Apache again with XAMPP :)
Link Ref: http://www.sitepoint.com/unblock-port-80-on-windows-run-apache/
Some process is using this port, so you can change the port that is used by xampp, to be able to use it.
For this job you have to do this:
1- Open httpd-ssl.conf in xampp\apache\conf\extra
2- Look for the line containing Listen 443
3- Change port number to anything you want. I use 4430. ex. Listen 4430.
4- Replace every 443 strings in that file with 4430.
5- Save the file.
Probably some process is using that port, i would guess you have another webserver running with ssl/tls already. You must trac down what process is using the port and shut it down. The fact that it does not help to restart your computer makes me think that you may find what you are looking for in msconfig. Try to have a look there, open prompt and write msconfig
post 443 is normaly used by secure http, => https
I have never used windows server but there could be some built in webserver that autostarts, have you ever installed another webserver?
Try use the command Netstat -a -n -o to see what process that is blocking. you can the process pid from the output.
The
Routing and RAS - service is your problem i guess look at this post
it does this, thats why its blocking:
SSTP tunneling protocol
Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) is a new form of virtual private networking (VPN) tunnel with features that allow traffic to pass through firewalls that block PPTP and L2TP/IPsec traffic. SSTP provides a mechanism to encapsulate PPP traffic over the SSL channel of the HTTPS protocol. The use of PPP allows support for strong authentication methods, such as EAP-TLS. The use of HTTPS means traffic will flow through TCP port 443, a port commonly used for Web access. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) provides transport-level security with enhanced key negotiation, encryption, and integrity checking.
from tecsupport.ms
Below steps by sztupy worked for me
I went to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center and clicked on Change adapter settings
I clicked on Incoming Connections and right clicked on properties
The VPN click box at the bottom of the General tab was on, so I unchecked it
Under Users, I also unchecked a previous user I had allowed to copy some data weeks before
Then I clicked okay
Closed the control panel and restarted the XAMPP control panel
I simply went to the XAMMP config button in the XAMPP control panel GUI and clicked on Server and Port settings and I changed the SSL port value.
I had the same problem when I installed xampp on Windows 7. I installed Windows server and Web Deployment Agent Service (MsDepSvc.exe) which uses port 80. So I had an error PID 4 listening to port 80 when I ran apache.
Solution
Open task manager: (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) then find "MsDepSvc.exe" and disable it. Finally restart xampp
ref: http://www.honk.com.au/index.php/2010/10/20/windows-7-pid-4-listening-port-80-apache-cannot-star/
Here it was the "Work Folders" feature having been added on a Server 2012 R2. By default it is listening for HTTPS client requests on port 443 via the "System" process.
There is a Technet blog post explaining how to change that port number. Don't forget to add a corresponding firewall rule for your custom port and disable the existing one for port 443 though.
I got this same error and managed to fix it by closing Skype and running XAMP as Administrator, works perfectly now. So right click THE XAMP icon and click run as admin.
The port is being used by another process,
PID 4 means it is Windows System, you can open a cmd window with "super user/administrator" priviledges and write "net stop http", it will stop all the web services. Then check if it freed the port.
I had the same problem and it happened to be the "Routing and Remote Access Service". You open Services in the windows search, and then look for the specific service name. Change the startup of it to manual or automatic (whatever you decide).
Use some app like TCPView to help what port each App PID is using.
The origin of the problem seems to be Microsoft not knowing what the word disable Microsoft VPN means...
I ran task manager and looked for httpd.exe in process. Their were two of them running. I stopped one of them gone back to xampp control pannel and started apache. It worked.
I had the same problem and solved by doing following.
Go to Task Manager, click on services tab, order by pid's than if you find the related process, kill it otherwise, right click and click on show details, the process should be shown now. order by pid's than kill the related process.
I had this same problem with port 443, process id 4 and everything. For me it was not the VPN using the port, it was IIS. To fix this I opened up IIS and right clicked on my instance and stopped it. Then IIS Express(Or apache if you're using that) was able to use port 443. Hope this helps someone else.
I had a similar issue where port 443 was blocked by PID 4. After breaking my head for several hours I found the command netsh show urlacl which gave me an idea of the system process blocking the port.
To run command run cmd or windows shell in administrator mode.
netsh
http
show urlacl
I got response a which showed 443 was blocked by NT Service SSTPSvc Reserved URL
Response
https://+:443/sra_{BA195980-CD49-458b-9E23-C84EE0ADCD75}/
User: NT SERVICE\SstpSvc
Listen: Yes
Delegate: Yes
User: BUILTIN\Administrators
Listen: No
Delegate: No
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Listen: Yes
Delegate: Yes
With this information I followed the microsoft link to change the listening port for SSTP based vpn. https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/kb/947032
This resolved my port issue.
A simple way to fix this is to change the XAMP port to a random number.
The solution by "Mark Seagoe" worked for me too.
I got a message that "Port 443 in use by Unable to open process with PID 14508".
So i opened task manager and killed this process 14508. This was used by my previous xampp version and it was orphaned.
so no need to change any ports or anything, this is a simple two step process and it worked .
STEPS
Un-install apache(xampp) software from your windows.
Delete the xampp folder from c folder.
Delete the folder from recycle-bin to permanently delete the xampp folder
Restart your computer.
Finally install a clean copy of apache(xampp) software.
(By Engineer Rafiq Ahmad Qureshi)
qureshi.rafiq111#gmail.com
I am using Windows 7(32-bit OS).I downloaded httpd-2.4.4-win32-ssl_0.9.8.zip using the following link
The followed same rules,According to the following link
I got following error while server starting time.
<OS 10048> Only one usage of each socket address <protocol/network address/port> is normally permitted. :make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80 no listening sockets available, Shutting down.
so, I changed port number in Apache/conf/httpd.config following way.
Find the Server Root:
Listen 80
Changed it to :
Listen 20
Find server root:
#ServerName www.example.com:80
Changed it to :
ServerName localhost:20
after this, I Re-installed .This time I didn't get any errors.I started server and open the following URL in browser but it's not working.
http://localhost/20
for my conformation,I open cmd and typed netstat -a -o. it showing port 20 is activating state.
How can i fix this?
Thanks
I have my site mydomain.local on my local development machine, which uses a local hosts file entry to point to 127.0.0.1. The directory is my working git copy and it works like a charm. It always points to whatever I have checked out.
I want to setup SSL but of course need to test locally and with my code before I go implementing it elsewhere. This is my Win7 Ultimate machine and this dev environment uses full-blown IIS 7.5 and not any built-in IIS express or localhost:port# auto-config.
Through multiple experiments, I've resorted to SelfSSL7 for greater control and setup of a self-signed SSL certificate. It has a great set of options and seems to work well.
Accordingly to the limited docs, I generate my SelfSSL cert with this command:
SelfSSL7 /Q /T /I "mydomain.local" /S "MyDomain IIS Name" /N cn=pc_name;cn=localhost;cn=mydomain.local
It does properly bind to my IIS setup with the right domain. BUT when I try to start the Site,I get this error:
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. (Exception 0x80070020)
I look up these errors and am instructed to check which services are listening on port 443 for SSL. This is a snippet of the output from my netstat -ano output (where port==443) (I've trimmed all else)
Proto Local Address Foreign Address State PID
TCP 0.0.0.0:443 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 5800
TCP [::]:443 [::]:0 LISTENING 5800
Problem is that the documentation sucks (surprise) and I'm not sure where to go from here. The registry path they've specified does not actually exit on my machine (no ListenOnlyList folder in Regedit). Also, I have 0 other IIS sites setup and definitely none setup on SSL over 443.
SUMMARY: the SSL cert can be generated, looks right, but I cannot Start the site in IIS once it's binding is in place. Again, SSL looks right - maybe it's more about my machine config with regard to port 443 and "socket pooling" (???)
I had the same problem, in my case I just stoped the iss server, closed skype, and restarted the server and skype, it worked, it seems that skype was using port 443.
Looks like you already have a program listening on port 443. Use Task Manager or Process Explorer to check what program is running with Process ID 5800 and then kill that.